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Ortenaukreis

Located in Freiburg Region, Baden-Wurttemberg Coordinates: 48°25′00″ N 8°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Ortenaukreis Ortenaukreis
Location in Germany
Population
444,858
444.9K
Elevation
168 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
52
listed under Ortenaukreis
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SXB Strasbourg Airport31 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport41 km

About Ortenaukreis

Ortenaukreis is a municipality. Location: Freiburg Region, Baden-Wurttemberg. Population: 444,858. Elevation: 168 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Strasbourg Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Mühlbach and Langenbach.

Climate of Ortenaukreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (131 mm)
Driest month
February (96 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Ortenaukreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°14°19°22°24°24°20°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°5°9°12°15°14°11°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1019698971241311259697110117119

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Ortenaukreis

The nearest airport is Strasbourg Airport (SXB), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Strasbourg, 26 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Strasbourg Airport (SXB) Strasbourg 31 kmnorthwest
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 41 kmnorth
  • Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 95 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 48 kmsouth
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 72 kmnortheast
  • Pforzheim Population: 119.3K 73 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 89 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ortenaukreis

Within 100 km: 681 historic and cultural sites, 3,227 natural sites, 677 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km310 places

  • Unditz River 11 kmW
  • Glaswaldsee Lake 19 kmE
  • Matschelsee Lake 14 kmW
  • Roßberg Mountain 25 kmE

25–60 km1,098 places

  • Rench River 29 kmN
  • Titisee Lake 59 kmS
  • Mummelsee Lake 25 kmNE
  • Huzenbacher See Lake 31 kmNE

60–100 km3,177 places

  • Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 97 kmS
  • Paradiesweiher Lake 97 kmSE
  • Chatzenweier Lake 98 kmSE
  • Neuer Teich Lake 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Ortenaukreis and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Ortenaukreis Duisburg Leipzig Bochum
Population 444.9K 504.4K 505K 385.7K
Elevation 168 m 38 m 116 m 102 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 24° 24° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 1° -2° 0°
Annual rainfall 1,311 mm 819 mm 548 mm 1,007 mm
Best months Jun–Sep May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 347 km 452 km 346 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Ortenaukreis

52 places
  1. 1 Offenburg 63K
  2. 2 Lahr/Schwarzwald 50.8K
  3. 3 Kehl 39.6K
  4. 4 Achern 26.7K
  5. 5 Oberkirch 19.8K
  6. 6 Friesenheim 13.9K
  7. 7 Ettenheim 13.7K
  8. 8 Rheinau 11.3K
  9. 9 Gengenbach 11.1K
  10. 10 Appenweier 10.4K
  11. 11 Willstätt 10.1K
  12. 12 Neuried 9.9K
  13. 13 Hohberg 8.2K
  14. 14 Zell am Harmersbach 8.1K
  15. 15 Renchen 7.6K
  16. 16 Schutterwald 7.3K
  17. 17 Haslach im Kinzigtal 7.2K
  18. 18 Schwanau 7.1K
  19. 19 Kappelrodeck 6.3K
  20. 20 Hausach 5.9K
  21. 21 Wolfach 5.6K
  22. 22 Kippenheim 5.6K
  23. 23 Sasbach 5.4K
  24. 24 Mahlberg 5.3K
  25. 25 Kappel-Grafenhausen 5.2K
  26. 26 Rust 4.9K
  27. 27 Seelbach 4.8K
  28. 28 Oppenau 4.8K
  29. 29 Hornberg 4.2K
  30. 30 Meißenheim 4.1K
  31. 31 Durbach 4.1K
  32. 32 Lauf 4K
  33. 33 Steinach 3.9K
  34. 34 Biberach 3.8K
  35. 35 Ortenberg 3.6K
  36. 36 Ohlsbach 3.4K
  37. 37 Schuttertal 3.2K
  38. 38 Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald 3.1K
  39. 39 Ringsheim 2.6K
  40. 40 Bad Peterstal-Griesbach 2.6K
  41. 41 Berghaupten 2.5K
  42. 42 Sasbachwalden 2.5K
  43. 43 Oberwolfach 2.5K
  44. 44 Oberharmersbach 2.4K
  45. 45 Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn) 2.3K
  46. 46 Lautenbach 2K
  47. 47 Nordrach 2K
  48. 48 Hofstetten 1.8K
  49. 49 Fischerbach 1.7K
  50. 50 Mühlenbach 1.6K
  51. 51 Seebach 1.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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