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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.7701,Lat: 50.6391
Elevation	486 meter above sea level
Local time	13:48:10pm
Name province/region	Thüringen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saale-Orla-Kreis
Name	Seenplatte
Name	Plothen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Neundorf (bei Schleiz):Pahnstangen	2.6 km	South
2 Dittersdorf	3.3 km	East
3 Dreba	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Knau	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Pörmitz	3.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	198 km	EastSouthEast
2 Berlin	Germany	238 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	420 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 363 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saale, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talsperre Walsburg (1 km² at a height of around 338 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 42.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 87%, low mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plothener Teichplatte
Plothener Teichplatte

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 93 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.7 km2

32.7%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

47.4 km2

60.3%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

4 km2

5.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Plothen in country Germany

Plothen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau	Germany	49 km	NorthWest
2 Classical Weimar	Germany	49 km	NorthWest
3 Naumburg Cathedral	Germany	57 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plothener Teiche	DE	0.1 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Plothen

Type of weather in Plothen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	05:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:29 Europe/Amsterdam