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Sonthofen Concentration Camp

Located in Sonthofen, Landkreis Oberallgäu Coordinates: 47°30′58″ N 10°16′51″ E

Map showing the location of Sonthofen Concentration Camp Sonthofen Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Sonthofen
0.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
748 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
FMM Memmingen Allgau Airport53 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport54 km

About Sonthofen Concentration Camp

Sonthofen Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Sonthofen, Landkreis Oberallgäu. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Memmingen Allgau Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Starzlach and Salzhalde.

Climate of Sonthofen Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (186 mm)
Driest month
January (102 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 Sonthofen Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°11°16°19°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)102103108112129185186173127103126116

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

How to get to Sonthofen Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM), 53 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 89 km to the east.

Airports

  • Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 53 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 54 kmwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 89 kmeast
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 100 kmnorth
  • Augsburg Population: 301.1K 106 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 117 kmwest
  • Munich Population: 1.5M 119 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sonthofen Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 419 historic and cultural sites, 5,328 natural sites, 1,277 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km652 places

  • Vilsalpsee Lake 17 kmE
  • Traualpsee Lake 19 kmE
  • Haldensee Lake 22 kmE
  • Alplsee Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km2,184 places

  • Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 48 kmW
  • Alter Rhein Lake 51 kmW
  • Nollen Lake 49 kmW
  • Nollen Lake 48 kmW

60–100 km4,188 places

  • Bayerisches Oberland Mountain 83 kmE
  • Mainau Island 84 kmW
  • Schloss Hirschberg am Haarsee Historic site 78 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 85 kmW

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