Village

Plösen

Located in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Coordinates: 51°22′58″ N 12°26′08″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 114 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport15 km; DRS Dresden Airport97 km

About Plösen

Plösen is a village. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig. Elevation: 114 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Eichberg and Leipzig-Thekla Concentration Camp.

Photos of Plösen

Leipzig Zoological Garden Nf02 · CC BY 3.0
St. Nicholas Church Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
Old St. Peter's Church JeanNeef · CC BY-SA 3.0
Monument to the Battle of the Nations Paolchen · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Climate of Plösen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (68 mm)
Driest month: February (32 mm)

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19° 8°

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14° 6°

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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).

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Climate of Plösen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	13°	19°	22°	24°	24°	19°	14°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	35	32	40	37	49	52	68	63	49	38	44	41

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

How to get to Plösen

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 15 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 7 km to the southwest.

Airports

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 15 kmwest
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 97 kmeast
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 113 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Leipzig Population: 505K 7 kmsouthwest
Halle Population: 237.9K 34 kmwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 61 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 70 kmsoutheast
Jena Population: 104.7K 78 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Plösen

Within 100 km: 532 historic and cultural sites, 1,987 natural sites, 616 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

Vogtlandsee Lake 9 kmN
Herthasee Lake 25 kmSE
Großsteinberger See Lake 19 kmSE
Elsterbecken Lake 8 kmSW

25–60 km687 places

Sprotte River 49 kmS
Rabeninsel Island 35 kmW
Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 27 kmS
Süßer See Lake 55 kmW

60–100 km2,252 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 92 kmSW
Roda River 81 kmSW
Roda River 82 kmSW
Ehle River 86 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eichberg Mountain, Leipzig
1 km E
Leipzig-Thekla Concentration Camp Historic site, Leipzig
0.6 km SE
Galgenberg Mountain, Leipzig
1.8 km S
Leipzig (Mockau), Stephanuskirche Attraction, Leipzig
1.1 km SW
Fuchsberg Mountain, Leipzig
1.9 km N
Schenkberg Mountain, Leipzig
2.2 km NE