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Plankenfels

Located in Landkreis Bayreuth, Upper Franconia Coordinates: 49°53′00″ N 11°20′00″ E

Map showing the location of Plankenfels Plankenfels
Location in Germany
Population
840
840
Elevation
394 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Plankenfels
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport47 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport119 km

About Plankenfels

Plankenfels is a village. Location: Landkreis Bayreuth, Upper Franconia. Population: 840. Elevation: 394 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Truppach and Lochau.

Climate of Plankenfels

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (87 mm)
Driest month
April (55 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 Plankenfels
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)725865556287866165707086

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Plankenfels

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 40 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 47 kmsouthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 119 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 125 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 40 kmsouthwest
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 51 kmsouth
  • Fürth Population: 132K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 100 kmwest
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 111 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Plankenfels

Within 100 km: 1,146 historic and cultural sites, 4,075 natural sites, 825 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km497 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 24 kmN
  • Craimoosweiher Lake 20 kmE
  • Lohe Mountain 13 kmW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 10 kmNE

25–60 km2,209 places

  • Spitzelberg Mountain 37 kmS
  • Stollenberg Mountain 38 kmS
  • Deckersberg Mountain 45 kmS
  • Welles Weiher Lake 42 kmSW

60–100 km3,340 places

  • Český Les Mountain 87 kmE
  • Uzbach River 92 kmSW
  • Badsee Lake 66 kmW
  • Zipfelteich Lake 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Plankenfels

15 places
  1. 1 Plankenfels 900

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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