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Burgstädt score: 31/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Burgstädt safe? Germany travel risk

Is Burgstädt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Burgstädt scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Burgstädt scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Burgstädt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (43/100).

A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Local Geographic Profile

Positioned at 50.9167° N, 12.8167° E in Saxony, Burgstädt features an altitude of 323 m. The settlement is located 182.8 km NNE from Berlin.

Region
Saxony
Coordinates
50.9167° N, 12.8167° E
Elevation
323 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
10,402
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Prague (146.2 km SE).

Emergency & Transport Infrastructure

Aviation Hub Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) 22.9 km WNW
Hospital Care Diakomed 4.1 km SSW
Police Station Polizeistandort Burgstädt 0.8 km WNW
Railway Terminal Burgstädt 0.3 km WSW

Surrounding Localities in Germany

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — 1 — — — 1 — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Burgstädt happened in May and September (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Nearby Destinations with Scored Guides

Chemnitz 15
11.6 km SE
Zwickau 10
31.5 km SW
Gera 17
51.6 km W
Leipzig 32
56.3 km NW
Klášterec nad Ohří 10
63.7 km SSE
Jirkov 15
63.9 km SE

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