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Zerbst

Located in Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°57′35″ N 12°05′35″ E

Zerbst
mazbln · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
21,124
21.1K
Elevation
71 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
78
listed under Zerbst
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport61 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport106 km

About Zerbst

Zerbst is a village. Location: Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 21,124. Elevation: 71 m.

From Wikipedia

Zerbst (German pronunciation: [ˈtsɛʁpst] ) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until an administrative reform in 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the former Anhalt-Zerbst district.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
468 km²
Official website
stadt-zerbst.de

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Zerbst

  • Jever· Germany

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Zerbst over time

Population of Zerbst over time
2011 22,920
2015 22,055
2017 21,702
2019 21,657
2021 21,234
2022 21,519
2023 21,483
2024 21,124
2025 20,779

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zerbst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (69 mm)
Driest month
February (32 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Zerbst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)393240335850695852364444

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Zerbst

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 37 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 61 kmsouth
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 106 kmnortheast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 135 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 54 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 72 kmsouth
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 83 kmnortheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 104 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Zerbst

Within 100 km: 536 historic and cultural sites, 2,099 natural sites, 721 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

  • Steinsee Lake 11 kmSW
  • Röthe Lake 23 kmW
  • Prödelersee Lake 15 kmNW
  • Pfaffensee Lake 10 kmSW

25–60 km783 places

  • Sarre River 50 kmW
  • Ehle River 38 kmNW
  • Ehle River 39 kmW
  • Rabeninsel Island 56 kmS

60–100 km2,435 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 94 kmNE
  • Aue River 89 kmW
  • Aue River 90 kmW
  • Strandbad Wannsee Beach 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zerbst

78 places

Cities & villages13

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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