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Echterdingen Concentration Camp

Located in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Landkreis Esslingen Coordinates: 48°41′53″ N 9°08′27″ E

Map showing the location of Echterdingen Concentration Camp Echterdingen Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
429 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
STR Stuttgart Airport6 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport79 km

About Echterdingen Concentration Camp

Echterdingen Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Landkreis Esslingen. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Stuttgart Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Keltischer Grabhügel and SI-Centrum.

At a glance

Built
1944

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Echterdingen Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (94 mm)
Driest month
January (41 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 Echterdingen Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°20°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)414547568594736860565956

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Echterdingen Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Stuttgart Airport (STR), 6 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stuttgart, 10 km to the north.

Airports

  • Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 6 kmeast
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 79 kmwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 98 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Stuttgart Population: 612.7K 10 kmnorth
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 23 kmsouth
  • Pforzheim Population: 119.3K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Heilbronn Population: 120.7K 49 kmnorth
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 64 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Echterdingen Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 946 historic and cultural sites, 3,690 natural sites, 854 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km652 places

  • Lauter River 18 kmE
  • Pfaffensee Lake 7 kmN
  • Bärensee Lake 8 kmNW
  • Max-Eyth lake Lake 16 kmN

25–60 km1,967 places

  • Blautopf Lake 57 kmSE
  • Annasee Lake 43 kmN
  • Aalkistensee Lake 43 kmNW
  • Leinecksee Lake 44 kmE

60–100 km2,871 places

  • Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 65 kmNE
  • Unditz River 99 kmW
  • Elsenz River 82 kmN
  • Rench River 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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