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Nossen

Located in Landkreis Meißen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°04′16″ N 13°20′11″ E

Map showing the location of Nossen Nossen
Location in Germany
Population
10,486
10.5K
Elevation
268 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
76
listed under Nossen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport31 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport86 km

About Nossen

Nossen is a village. Location: Landkreis Meißen, Saxony. Population: 10,486. Elevation: 268 m.

From Wikipedia

Nossen (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔsn̩] ; Upper Sorbian: Nosyn, pronounced [ˈnɔsɨn]) is a town in the district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction where the A14 merges onto the A4.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
123 km²
Official website
nossen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Nossen

  • Lommatzsch

Twin towns and sister cities of Nossen

  • Alsheim· Germany

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Nossen over time

Population of Nossen over time
2017 10,694
2019 10,598
2021 10,446
2022 10,457
2023 10,377
2024 10,486
2025 10,370

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nossen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (84 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Nossen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°4°8°11°13°13°10°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)473949466167847852475557

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

How to get to Nossen

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 31 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 28 km to the east.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 31 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 86 kmnorthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 28 kmeast
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 39 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 91 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 105 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Nossen

Within 100 km: 363 historic and cultural sites, 2,000 natural sites, 524 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km201 places

  • Talsperre Klingenberg Lake 24 kmSE
  • Großer Hüttenteich Lake 22 kmS
  • Dippelsdorfer Teich Lake 24 kmE
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km1,274 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 39 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 45 kmE
  • Vierteich Lake 33 kmNE
  • Toffelsteich Lake 35 kmN

60–100 km1,412 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 88 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 77 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 82 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Nossen

76 places
  1. 1 Nossen 7.6K

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

Cities & villages50

Mountains & nature7

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources