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Zwenkau

Located in Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony Coordinates: 51°13′02″ N 12°18′52″ E

Map showing the location of Zwenkau Zwenkau
Location in Germany
Population
9,305
9.3K
Elevation
130 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Zwenkau
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport23 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport98 km

About Zwenkau

Zwenkau is a village. Location: Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony. Population: 9,305. Elevation: 130 m.

From Wikipedia

Zwenkau (German pronunciation: [ˈtsvɛnkaʊ] ) is a town in the district of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany. Situated between the White Elster and Pleiße rivers, it nestles in the Leipzig Bay and includes parts of the conservation area Elsteraue and Central Germany's Street of Lignite. It is situated within the Central German Metropolitan Region.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
46.3 km²
Official website
zwenkau.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Zwenkau

  • Groitzsch

Population of Zwenkau over time

Population of Zwenkau over time
2017 9,222
2019 9,274
2021 9,246
2022 9,332
2023 9,479
2024 9,305
2025 9,452

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zwenkau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 42 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (69 mm)
Driest month
February (29 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).

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Climate of Zwenkau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°19°21°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)302937354855696246354237

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

How to get to Zwenkau

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 23 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 14 km to the north.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 23 kmnorth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 98 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 102 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 14 kmnorth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 61 kmsoutheast

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

Places in Zwenkau

13 places
  1. 1 Zwenkau 8.9K
  2. 2 Prödel 462

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

Cities & villages11

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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