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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.4755,Lat: 51.4088
Elevation	126 meter above sea level
Local time	1:26:39am
Name province/region	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nordsachsen
Name	Taucha

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Leipzig:Gottscheina	1.9 km	North
2 Taucha:Pönitz	2.2 km	East
3 Leipzig:Hohenheida	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Leipzig:Plaußig	2.4 km	SouthWest
5 Taucha	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	139 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Praha	Czech-republic	201 km	SouthEast
3 Wien	Austria	453 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 281 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saale, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake is Schladitzer See (1.5 km² at a distance of 9.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 105.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 147 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Leipziger Land

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 17 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

58.1 km2

73.9%

Urban area

14.6 km2

18.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merkwitz in country Germany

Merkwitz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz	Germany	48 km	North
2 Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg	Germany	52 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Naumburg Cathedral	Germany	55 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Partheaue	DE	1.3 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Merkwitz
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Taucha

Type of weather in Taucha	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	05:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam