Meuro is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Bad Schmiedeberg.
Meuro | |
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Location of Meuro  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°44′N 12°42′E / 51.733°N 12.700°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Town | Bad Schmiedeberg |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
• Total | 613 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06905 |
| Dialling codes | 034925 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | www.bad-schmiedeberg.de |
Geography and transport
editMeuro lies about 20 km southeast of Lutherstadt Wittenberg and about 5 km northwest of Bad Schmiedeberg on the northern edge of the Düben Heath, putting the community's more southerly areas in the Düben Heath Nature Park. West of the community runs the Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 2, which joins Berlin and Wittenberg, and to the north runs the B 187. The community is also crossed by a stream called the Flieth.
Subdivisions
editMeuro consists of Ogkeln, Sackwitz, and Scholis.
Sightseeing
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- Meuroer Fieldstone church
- Dübener Heide
External links
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