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Hecklingen

Located in Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°51′00″ N 11°32′00″ E

Hecklingen
Heiner Schwarzberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
6,446
6.4K
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
11
listed under Hecklingen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport68 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport105 km

About Hecklingen

Hecklingen is a village. Location: Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 6,446. Elevation: 74 m.

From Wikipedia

Hecklingen (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛklɪŋən] ) is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. 4 kilometres (2 miles) west of Staßfurt, and 12 km (7 mi) northeast of Aschersleben.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
95.3 km²
Official website
stadt-hecklingen.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Hecklingen over time

Population of Hecklingen over time
2017 7,061
2019 6,970
2021 6,827
2022 6,893
2023 6,735
2024 6,446
2025 6,368

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hecklingen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 37 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (55 mm)
Driest month
February (26 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 Hecklingen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)302634355455545541333737

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

How to get to Hecklingen

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 32 km to the north.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 68 kmsoutheast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 105 kmsouthwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 144 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 32 kmnorth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 83 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hecklingen

Within 100 km: 513 historic and cultural sites, 2,666 natural sites, 725 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Sarre River 20 kmNW
  • Ehle River 6 kmN
  • Tietal Lake 21 kmW
  • Seeburg Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,132 places

  • Ehle River 42 kmN
  • Aue River 55 kmNW
  • Aue River 54 kmW
  • Rabeninsel Island 52 kmSE

60–100 km2,578 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 94 kmS
  • Schalk River 76 kmW
  • Bere River 63 kmSW
  • Mittelbruch Island 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hecklingen

11 places
  1. 1 Hecklingen 4K
  2. 2 Groß Börnecke 1.8K
  3. 3 Cochstedt 1.3K
  4. 4 Schneidlingen 1.2K

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

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature6

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources