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Coswig

Located in Landkreis Meißen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°07′35″ N 13°35′03″ E

Map showing the location of Coswig Coswig
Location in Germany
Population
20,479
20.5K
Elevation
109 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Coswig
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport13 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport100 km

About Coswig

Coswig is a village. Location: Landkreis Meißen, Saxony. Population: 20,479. Elevation: 109 m.

From Wikipedia

Coswig (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔsvɪç] ; Upper Sorbian: Kosowiki) is a town in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately 9 km southeast of Meißen, and 13 km northwest of Dresden. It is the home of Fachkrankenhaus Coswig, a hospital specializing in thoracic surgery.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
25.9 km²
Official website
coswig.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Coswig over time

Population of Coswig over time
2017 20,899
2019 20,817
2021 20,462
2022 20,535
2023 20,561
2024 20,479
2025 20,479

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Coswig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (81 mm)
Driest month
February (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 Coswig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°14°20°22°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°2°5°9°13°14°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)443745476169817650465255

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

How to get to Coswig

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 13 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 100 kmwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 113 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 14 kmsoutheast
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 88 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 109 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 119 kmwest

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

Day trips from Coswig

Within 100 km: 349 historic and cultural sites, 2,010 natural sites, 546 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km279 places

  • Vierteich Lake 17 kmNE
  • Schäferteich Lake 22 kmNE
  • Röhricht-Teich Lake 20 kmNE
  • Pferdeteich Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,151 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 30 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 32 kmSE
  • Wiesenteich Lake 59 kmNE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 44 kmNE

60–100 km1,475 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 63 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 93 kmS
  • Sprotte River 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Coswig

10 places
  1. 1 Coswig 22.3K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources