Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Sachsen
Wine region
Sachsen is a wine region in Germany across 55 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
Small eastern region along the Elbe around Dresden and Meissen.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Liqueur Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1996-11-15 Area 342,112 ha registered outline Separate plots 12 Extent N–S × E–W 127.13 × 171.27 km Centre 51.1217° N, 13.5675° E Grapes Acolon, André, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Spätburgunder, Blauer Trollinger, Blauer Zweigelt, Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Dorio, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Mitos, Chardonnay, Dakapo, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Gelber Muskateller, Goldriesling, Grüner Silvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Helios, Hibernal, Huxelrebe, Johanniter, Kanzler, Kerner, Kernling, Merzling, Monarch, Morio Muskat, Müller Thurgau, Müllerrebe, Orion, Perle Von Zala, Phoenix, Regent, Rieslaner, Roter Elbling, Roter Muskateller, Roter Traminer, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Saphira, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Siegerrebe, Sirius, Solaris, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Elbling, Weißer Gutedel, Weißer Riesling Max yield 80 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 1.6 km south-west of Coswig Nearest city 7 km north-west of Radebeul 32,979 people To the sea 291 km Rivers nearby Elbe (0.6 km) Same latitude Shuswap (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 69–632 m Mean elevation 182 m Measured over the whole outline on 24,394 elevation cells of about 382 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Unconsolidated sediments39% Mixed sedimentary rocks23% Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)16% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 55 Show all 55 Bannewitz Bautzen#Budyšin Coswig Diera-Zehren Dohna Dresden Ebersbach Elstra Erlau Freital Frohburg Glashütte Glaubitz Großenhain Großweitzschen Heidenau Hirschstein Hohenstein-Ernstthal Jessen (Elster) Klipphausen Kreischa Käbschütztal Königsbrück Lampertswalde Lommatzsch Meißen Mittelherwigsdorf Moritzburg Naunhof Niederau Nossen Nünchritz Ortrand Oschatz Ostrau Ostritz Ottendorf-Okrilla Pirna Priestewitz Radebeul Radeburg Riesa Roßwein Röderaue Schlieben Schönfeld Stadt Wehlen Stauchitz Strehla Tharandt Thiendorf Weinböhla Wermsdorf Wilsdruff Zeithain Sources EU register of geographical indications
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