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Zeitz

Located in Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°03′35″ N 12°07′44″ E

Zeitz
Mewes at German Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
28,328
28.3K
Elevation
156 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
36
listed under Zeitz
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport41 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport82 km

About Zeitz

Zeitz is a village. Location: Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 28,328. Elevation: 156 m.

From Wikipedia

Zeitz (German pronunciation: [ˈtsaɪts] ; Upper Sorbian: Žič, pronounced [ˈʒitʃ]) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, in the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Saxony.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
87.2 km²
Official website
zeitz.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Zeitz

  • Teuchern
  • Elsteraue

Twin towns and sister cities of Zeitz

  • Detmold· Germany
  • Tosu· Japan
  • Prescott· United States

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

Population of Zeitz over time

Population of Zeitz over time
2017 28,381
2019 27,955
2021 27,003
2022 27,976
2023 28,345
2024 28,328
2025 27,934

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zeitz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 45 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (76 mm)
Driest month
January (31 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 Zeitz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°19°21°24°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)313139375661766647354540

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

How to get to Zeitz

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 20 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 41 kmnorth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 82 kmwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 110 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gera Population: 104.7K 20 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 35 kmnortheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 41 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 48 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 62 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Zeitz

Within 100 km: 482 historic and cultural sites, 2,628 natural sites, 698 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km104 places

  • Sprotte River 25 kmSE
  • Pleiße Stausee Lake 23 kmNE
  • Zedtlitzer Höhe Mountain 25 kmE
  • Weinberg Mountain 11 kmE

25–60 km1,014 places

  • Roda River 42 kmSW
  • Roda River 43 kmSW
  • Rabeninsel Island 47 kmN
  • Zipfelteich Lake 57 kmSW

60–100 km2,690 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 62 kmW
  • Pláň Mountain 87 kmSE
  • Wüster Teich Lake 68 kmS
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zeitz

36 places
  1. 1 Zeitz 28.3K
  2. 2 Theißen 2K
  3. 3 Kayna 1.5K
  4. 4 Nonnewitz 870
  5. 5 Geußnitz 679
  6. 6 Würchwitz 634
  7. 7 Luckenau 587
  8. 8 Döbris 68

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages25

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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