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Elsterheide

Located in Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°30′00″ N 14°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Elsterheide Elsterheide
Location in Germany
Population
3,269
3.3K
Elevation
106 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
17
listed under Elsterheide
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport49 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport106 km

About Elsterheide

Elsterheide is a village. Location: Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony. Population: 3,269. Elevation: 106 m.

From Wikipedia

Elsterheide, in Sorbian Halštrowska hola (pronounced [ˈhalʃtʁɔfska ˈhɔla]), is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
128 km²
Official website
elsterheide.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Elsterheide

  • Spreetal
  • Hoyerswerda
  • Lauta
  • Senftenberg
  • Neu-Seeland
  • Welzow
  • Spremberg

Population of Elsterheide over time

Population of Elsterheide over time
2017 3,485
2019 3,461
2021 3,436
2022 3,452
2023 3,402
2024 3,269
2025 3,241

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Elsterheide

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
April (37 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 Elsterheide
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°12°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)454047375960787454425250

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

How to get to Elsterheide

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 49 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 58 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 49 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 106 kmnorthwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 133 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 114 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 125 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 126 kmwest

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

Places in Elsterheide

17 places
  1. 1 Klein Partwitz 333
  2. 2 Geierswalde 304

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

Cities & villages15

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources