Village

Merka

Local name: Měrkow

Located in Radibor, Landkreis Bautzen Coordinates: 51°14′42″ N 14°25′36″ E

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Population: 138; 138
Elevation: 171 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport48 km; PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague128 km

About Merka

Merka is a village. Location: Radibor, Landkreis Bautzen. Population: 138. Elevation: 171 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Großdubrau TP and Gottlobsberg.

Photos of Merka

Wiewalze Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chorberg Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population of Merka over time

Population of Merka over time
2010		138
2016		120
2020		121
2022		119

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Merka

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: August (77 mm)
Driest month: April (41 mm)

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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 Merka
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	8°	13°	19°	21°	23°	24°	19°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	48	42	50	41	62	62	76	77	54	44	54	53

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

How to get to Merka

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 53 km to the southwest.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 48 kmwest
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 128 kmsouth
Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 137 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 53 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 114 kmsouthwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 129 kmsouth
Leipzig Population: 505K 144 kmwest
Berlin Population: 3.4M 159 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Merka

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 1,462 natural sites, 411 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

Buschteich Lake 19 kmN
Obersee Lake 21 kmN
Winkelteich Lake 17 kmN
Wildesee Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km870 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 58 kmSW
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 46 kmSW
Vosí vrch Mountain 40 kmS
Wiesenteich Lake 33 kmNW

60–100 km985 places

Lysá Mountain 83 kmS
Tvarožník Mountain 92 kmSE
Hořidla Mountain 79 kmS
Jastrzębiec Mountain 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Großdubrau TP Mountain, Großdubrau
2.7 km NE
Gottlobsberg Mountain, Bautzen/Budyšin
4.1 km SE
Hahnenberg Mountain, Radibor
5.2 km NW
Weinberg Mountain, Neschwitz
4.6 km W
Wiewalze Mountain, Bautzen/Budyšin
5.5 km SW
Litzenteich Lake, Saxony
3.9 km NW