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Village

Zitzschen

Located in Zwenkau, Landkreis Leipzig Coordinates: 51°13′14″ N 12°15′56″ E

Zitzschen
Andreas Hannusch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
127 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 Airport22 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport95 km

About Zitzschen

Zitzschen is a village. Location: Zwenkau, Landkreis Leipzig. Elevation: 127 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Kamin Knautnaundorf and Schwennigke.

Climate of Zitzschen

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 Zitzschen
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 Zitzschen

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 15 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 22 kmnorth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 95 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 15 kmnortheast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 40 kmsouth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 63 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Zitzschen

Within 100 km: 505 historic and cultural sites, 2,332 natural sites, 665 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 17 kmSE
  • Elsterbecken Lake 15 kmN
  • Pleiße Stausee Lake 10 kmSE
  • Kulkwitzer See Lake 10 kmN

25–60 km821 places

  • Sprotte River 33 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 35 kmNW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 30 kmNE
  • Süßer See Lake 52 kmNW

60–100 km2,522 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 74 kmW
  • Roda River 60 kmSW
  • Roda River 61 kmSW
  • Ehle River 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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