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Executioner Tower

Located in Dinkelsbühl, Landkreis Ansbach Coordinates: 49°04′04″ N 10°19′23″ E

Map showing the location of Executioner Tower Executioner Tower
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Dinkelsbühl
0.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
441 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport73 km
STR Stuttgart Airport91 km

About Executioner Tower

Executioner Tower is a historic site. Location: Dinkelsbühl, Landkreis Ansbach. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Bäuerlin Tower and Threeway Tower.

Climate of Executioner Tower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (86 mm)
Driest month
September (56 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 Executioner Tower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°18°21°23°23°19°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)646063577286786956686777

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Executioner Tower

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 73 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fürth, 66 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 73 kmnortheast
  • Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 91 kmsouthwest
  • Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Fürth Population: 132K 66 kmnortheast
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 70 kmnortheast
  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 77 kmnortheast
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 78 kmsouth
  • Heilbronn Population: 120.7K 81 kmwest

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

Day trips from Executioner Tower

Within 100 km: 1,395 historic and cultural sites, 3,133 natural sites, 761 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

  • Kreutweiher Lake 19 kmE
  • Klarweiher Lake 20 kmE
  • Bucher Stausee Lake 22 kmSW
  • Wölfleinsberg Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km1,196 places

  • Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 40 kmW
  • Zusam River 52 kmSE
  • Uzbach River 54 kmN
  • Igelsbachsee Lake 43 kmE

60–100 km3,924 places

  • Spitzelberg Mountain 99 kmNE
  • Stollenberg Mountain 96 kmNE
  • Deckersberg Mountain 95 kmNE
  • Umpfer River 68 kmNW

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