EPSG:5243 · Germany
ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N) to KML & KMZ
ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N) (EPSG:5243) is a Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system on the ETRS89 datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Germany - onshore - states of Baden-Wurtemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen.
- Converter already set to EPSG:5243
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
Good to know
- Datum: Treated as WGS 84, no shift (the datums agree to about a metre or better).
Convert a whole spreadsheet
- Open the web app or the Windows app, and paste your rows from Excel or open a CSV file.
- Under Coordinate system, search for “5243” and pick ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N).
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Check points for EPSG:5243
Five points inside the area of use of ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N), with their latitude and longitude on WGS 84 and their easting and northing in this grid (metres). Enter an easting and northing in the converter above: you should get the latitude and longitude shown, to a few centimetres.
| Point | Latitude | Longitude | Easting | Northing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle of the area of use | 51.18000° N | 10.45000° E | -3,492.97 | 20,007.21 |
| Towards the north-west | 53.52600° N | 7.69600° E | -185,892.20 | 284,424.63 |
| Towards the north-east | 53.52600° N | 13.20400° E | 179,265.70 | 284,176.32 |
| Towards the south-west | 48.83400° N | 7.69600° E | -205,779.91 | -236,838.35 |
| Towards the south-east | 48.83400° N | 13.20400° E | 198,444.48 | -237,113.22 |
Common mistakes with ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N)
- Easting and northing swapped. In ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N) the middle of the grid is near easting -3,492.97 and northing 20,007.21. If your easting column holds numbers like 20,007.21, the columns are the wrong way round and every point lands far away: swap them before converting.
- Feet entered as metres. ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N) is in metres. Coordinates copied from a drawing in feet must be converted first, or every point moves outwards from the grid's origin.
- Forgetting the datum. ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N) is not on WGS 84: treated as WGS 84, no shift (the datums agree to about a metre or better). Picking a WGS 84 grid with the same projection instead leaves the points off by that amount.
- Points outside the grid's area. ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N) is meant for Germany - onshore - states of Baden-Wurtemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen. Points well outside that area convert with growing error; the converter flags them so you can choose the right grid.
- A local site grid. If every point is off by the same distance and direction, the drawing may be on a local site grid. Calibrate on three or more known control points instead.
New to this? Read how to convert easting and northing to latitude and longitude.