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Oschatz

Western Europe

Oschatz is a town in the Nordsachsen district of Saxony, Germany, located about 60 kilometers east of Leipzig and 60 kilometers west of Dresden.

Facts
Population
14,136 1
Area (sq km)
55.44 1
Founding Year
1238 2
Founding Year
1238 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
120 1
Latitude
51.300278 degrees north 1
Longitude
13.107222 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Oschatz (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 14,136 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.300278, longitude 13.107222
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 120 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 55.44 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 14136 (2025)
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2. Oschatz (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1238
    The first definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Henry III, Margrave of Meißen.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1238
    The first definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Henry III, Margrave of Meißen.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1238
    The first definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Henry III, Margrave of Meißen.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    (German: [ˈoːʃats] ) is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany
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3. GeoNames: Oschatz - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2856944
    51.30001 13.10984 P PPL DE 13 00 14730 14730230 16000 124 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 124 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 13.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 13.25
51.25 13.25 Cfb
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