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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.706,Lat: 50.9335
Elevation	251 meter above sea level
Local time	11:20:30am
Name province/region	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mittelsachsen
Name	Penig

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Penig:Tauscha	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Penig:Thierbach	2.4 km	SouthWest
3 Penig:Markersdorf	2.5 km	West
4 Penig:Wernsdorf	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
5 Penig:Arnsdorf	2.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	154 km	SouthEast
2 Berlin	Germany	183 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Wien	Austria	402 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 323 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Medium - Mulde, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talsperre Schömbach (1.6 km² at a distance of 8.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 52.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 73 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 99%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Mulde-Lösshügelland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.4 km2

9.4%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

61 km2

77.7%

Urban area

8.1 km2

10.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Penig in country Germany

Penig at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region	Czechia,Germany	59 km	South
2 Naumburg Cathedral	Germany	68 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau	Germany	97 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tal der Zwickauer Mulde	DE	0.3 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Penig

Type of weather in Penig	clear sky
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	05:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:28 Europe/Amsterdam