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Dachau Concentration Camp

Local name: Dachau

Located in Dachau, Landkreis Dachau Coordinates: 48°16′08″ N 11°28′07″ E

Dachau Concentration Camp
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Nearest town
Hebertshausen
2.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
473 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
MUC Munich Airport25 km
FMM Memmingen Allgau Airport97 km

About Dachau Concentration Camp

Dachau Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Dachau, Landkreis Dachau.

From Wikipedia

Dachau (UK: , ; US: , ; German: [ˈdaxaʊ] ) was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest-running one, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern the Nazi Party's political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents. It was located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory northeast of the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Munich in the Gau Munich-Upper Bavaria, in Southern Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1933
Opened
1933
Official website
kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Dachau Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (119 mm)
Driest month
January (47 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 Dachau Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)474855679111511910579636758

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

How to get to Dachau Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Munich Airport (MUC), 25 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Munich, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Munich Airport (MUC) Munich 25 kmeast
  • Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 97 kmwest
  • Innsbruck Airport (INN) Innsbruck 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Munich Population: 1.5M 17 kmsoutheast
  • Augsburg Population: 301.1K 44 kmwest
  • Ingolstadt Population: 120.7K 55 kmnorth
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 95 kmnortheast
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 110 kmwest

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

Day trips from Dachau Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 626 historic and cultural sites, 2,675 natural sites, 907 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

  • elf-pavlik's tent Historic site 15 kmSE
  • Speichersee Lake 22 kmE
  • Schellenberg Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Reigersberg Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km762 places

  • Schloss Hirschberg am Haarsee Historic site 54 kmS
  • Loisach River 37 kmS
  • Schwedeninsel Island 43 kmSW
  • Roseninsel Island 38 kmS

60–100 km3,212 places

  • Bayerisches Oberland Mountain 69 kmS
  • Frauenchiemsee Island 84 kmSE
  • Herreninsel Island 83 kmSE
  • Zireiner See Lake 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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