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Kursdorf

Kursdorf is a ghost village in , , Germany. The site is located near the state border with . Situated between the two runways of , the village has been described as the "loudest village in Germany." Its population has declined since the mid-20th century, to the point that since 2017, the village has had no inhabitants.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ghost village within Leipzig/Halle Airport, in Saxony, Germany
  • Also known as: “Cursdorf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leipzig-Halle Airport and Leipzig/Halle Airport Railway Station.

Aerodrome
Photo: Lumu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leipzig/Halle Airport is an located in , , , and serves both , Saxony, and , . It is a state-owned enterprise and allows 24 hour take off and landing for cargo flights.

Railway station
Photo: dierk schaefer, CC BY 2.0.
Leipzig/Halle Airport is a railway station serving , located in , . The station was opened on 30 June 2003 and is located on the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway.

Railway station
Photo: MKBler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freiroda and Schkeuditz.

Village
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Kursdorf.

Town
Photo: Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Große Kreisstadt in the district of , in , . It is situated on the river, 12km northwest of . is located in . is situated 3 km south of Kursdorf.

Village
Photo: Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Kursdorf.

Kursdorf

Latitude
51.41857° or 51° 25′ 7″ north
Longitude
12.23222° or 12° 13′ 56″ east
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
Open location code
9F3JC69J+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2917167253
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2882321
Wiki­data ID
Q1793228
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Thai—“Kursdorf” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kursdorf”
  • French: “Kursdorf”
  • German: “Kursdorf”
  • Irish: “Kursdorf”
  • Polish: “Kursdorf”
  • Spanish: “Kursdorf”
  • Thai: “ควร์สดอร์ฟ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kursdorf”. Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.