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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.8726,Lat: 51.274
Elevation	122 meter above sea level
Local time	4:50:52am
Name province/region	Sachsen-Anhalt
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saalekreis
Name	Braunsbedra

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Braunsbedra:Leiha	1.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Braunsbedra	1.3 km	NorthEast
3 Braunsbedra:Roßbach	2.2 km	SouthEast
4 Mücheln (Geiseltal):Gröst	2.2 km	SouthWest
5 Weißenfels:Pettstädt	4.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	174 km	NorthEast
2 Praha	Czech-republic	223 km	SouthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	448 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 293 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saale, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake is Geiseltalsee (2.4 km² at a distance of 3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 107.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 150 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.5 km2

1.9%

Nature

6.5 km2

8.2%

Agriculture

47 km2

59.8%

Urban area

9.3 km2

11.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

7.4 km2

9.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schortau in country Germany

Schortau at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Naumburg Cathedral	Germany	14 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Classical Weimar	Germany	50 km	SouthWest
3 Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau	Germany	51 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bunker bei der Halde Pfännerhall	DE	2.5 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leiha

Type of weather in Leiha	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	05:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam