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Giechburg

Located in Scheßlitz, Landkreis Bamberg Coordinates: 49°57′18″ N 11°02′58″ E

Giechburg
Franck-N · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Weingarten
0.5 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
530 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport51 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport114 km

About Giechburg

Giechburg is a historic site. Location: Scheßlitz, Landkreis Bamberg.

From Wikipedia

The Giechburg is a partly reconstructed hilltop castle near the town of Scheßlitz in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. The castle has given its name to a constituent community within the town.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1125
Heritage designation
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Official website
giechburg.online

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Giechburg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (86 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Giechburg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°12°17°20°22°22°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°11°7°3°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)695764546386846265696884

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Giechburg

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 41 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 51 kmsouth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 114 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 136 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 41 kmsouth
  • Fürth Population: 132K 53 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 56 kmsouth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 81 kmwest
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 114 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Giechburg

Within 100 km: 1,217 historic and cultural sites, 4,449 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km715 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 21 kmNE
  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 25 kmSW
  • Oberer Herrnsee Lake 25 kmSW
  • Mönchsweiher Lake 16 kmW

25–60 km2,132 places

  • Spitzelberg Mountain 53 kmSE
  • Stollenberg Mountain 53 kmSE
  • Deckersberg Mountain 60 kmSE
  • Badsee Lake 46 kmW

60–100 km3,672 places

  • Uzbach River 78 kmSW
  • Zipfelteich Lake 89 kmNE
  • Wüster Teich Lake 93 kmNE
  • Süßenloher Weiher Lake 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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