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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.7552,Lat: 52.735
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	2:35:46am
Name province/region	Sachsen-Anhalt
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Stendal
Name	Osterburg (Altmark)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Osterburg (Altmark):Erxleben	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Osterburg (Altmark):Ballerstedt	3 km	West
3 Rochau	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Rochau:Häsewig	3.8 km	SouthEast
5 Goldbeck:Petersmark	4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	114 km	East
2 København	Denmark	336 km	North
3 Praha	Czech-republic	348 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 131 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake is Schönfelder-Kamernscher See (0.9 km² at a distance of 22.4 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-German border with a straight distance of 160.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 224 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Berlin Brandenburg Airport (at a distance of 125 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.7 km2

9.8%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

67.4 km2

85.8%

Urban area

3.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Polkau in country Germany

Polkau at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin	Germany	94 km	EastSouthEast
2 Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz	Germany	109 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg	Germany	114 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Uchte unterhalb Goldbeck	DE	4.5 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rochau

Type of weather in Rochau	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	05:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam