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Jessen

Located in Landkreis Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°48′49″ N 12°59′15″ E

Jessen
Doris Antony , Berlin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
13,639
13.6K
Elevation
123 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
48
listed under Jessen
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport68 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport70 km

About Jessen

Jessen is a village. Location: Landkreis Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 13,639. Elevation: 123 m.

From Wikipedia

Jessen (German pronunciation: [ˈjɛsn̩] ) is a municipality on the Black Elster river and lies in the eastern part of Saxony-Anhalt in the district of Wittenberg.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
352 km²
Official website
jessen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Jessen

  • Zahna-Elster
  • Kemberg

Twin towns and sister cities of Jessen

  • Ruhlsdorf· Germany

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

Population of Jessen over time

Population of Jessen over time
2017 14,174
2019 14,104
2021 14,150
2022 14,158
2023 13,966
2024 13,639
2025 13,538

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Jessen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 43 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
August (60 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 Jessen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°14°19°23°24°24°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)383238375458596048414344

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

How to get to Jessen

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 68 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Potsdam, 65 km to the north.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 68 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 70 kmnortheast
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 65 kmnorth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 68 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 84 kmnorth
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 100 kmwest

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

Day trips from Jessen

Within 100 km: 587 historic and cultural sites, 1,655 natural sites, 925 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km95 places

  • Großer Streng Lake 14 kmW
  • Bleddiner Riß Lake 13 kmW
  • Alte Elbe Lake 22 kmS
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km677 places

  • Zemminsee Lake 59 kmNE
  • Wolziger See Lake 50 kmNE
  • Vordersee Lake 40 kmN
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 54 kmSW

60–100 km2,395 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 72 kmN
  • Valentinswerder Island 85 kmN
  • Scharfenberg Island 86 kmN
  • Ehle River 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Jessen

48 places
  1. 1 Jessen 11.1K
  2. 2 Holzdorf 1.3K
  3. 3 Seyda 1K
  4. 4 Klöden 648
  5. 5 Linda 604
  6. 6 Morxdorf 246
  7. 7 Rade 185
  8. 8 Mönchenhöfe 167
  9. 9 Schützberg 157
  10. 10 Neuerstadt 133
  11. 11 Klossa 92
  12. 12 Hemsendorf 91
  13. 13 Kleinkorga 82
  14. 14 Großkorga 70
  15. 15 Buschkuhnsdorf 63
  16. 16 Mellnitz 58
  17. 17 Kremitz 56
  18. 18 Reicho 53

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

Cities & villages28

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources