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Bautzen/Budyšin

Local name: Budyšin

Located in Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°10′57″ N 14°25′45″ E

Map showing the location of Bautzen/Budyšin Bautzen/Budyšin
Location in Germany
Population
37,566
37.6K
Elevation
213 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
55
listed under Bautzen/Budyšin
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport47 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague121 km

About Bautzen/Budyšin

Bautzen/Budyšin is a village. Location: Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony. Population: 37,566. Elevation: 213 m.

From Wikipedia

Bautzen (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʊtsn̩] ) or Budyšin (Upper Sorbian pronunciation: [ˈbudɨʃin] ), until 1868 Budissin in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river, is the eighth most populous town in Saxony, and is the seat of Saxony's largest district.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
66.7 km²
Official website
bautzen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Bautzen/Budyšin

  • Radibor
  • Malschwitz
  • Obergurig

Twin towns and sister cities of Bautzen/Budyšin

  • Jelenia Góra· Poland

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

Population of Bautzen/Budyšin over time

Population of Bautzen/Budyšin over time
2017 39,429
2019 39,087
2021 37,838
2022 38,261
2023 38,039
2024 37,566
2025 37,306

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bautzen/Budyšin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
August (77 mm)
Driest month
April (41 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 Bautzen/Budyšin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°12°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)484250416262767754445453

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bautzen/Budyšin

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 47 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 51 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 47 kmwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 121 kmsouth
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 142 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 51 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 112 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 122 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 145 kmwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 165 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bautzen/Budyšin

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 1,474 natural sites, 398 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km225 places

  • Winkelteich Lake 24 kmN
  • Truhenteich Lake 24 kmN
  • Schlossteich Lake 23 kmNE
  • Speicherbecken Lohsa Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km859 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 54 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 42 kmSW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 33 kmS
  • Buschteich Lake 26 kmN

60–100 km982 places

  • Lysá Mountain 76 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 88 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 72 kmS
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 83 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bautzen/Budyšin

55 places
  1. 7 Salzenforst 284
  2. 8 Großwelka 258
  3. 9 Bolbritz 132
  4. 10 Bloaschütz 129
  5. 11 Lubachau 91
  6. 12 Oberuhna 90
  7. 13 Rabitz 78
  8. 14 Schmochtitz 53
  9. 15 Döberkitz 51
  10. 16 Niederuhna 27

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

Cities & villages18

Mountains & nature6

Heritage & sights15

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources