Gößweinstein
Located in Gößweinstein, Markt, Landkreis Forchheim Coordinates: 49°46′08″ N 11°20′18″ E
- Population
- 4,147
- 4.1K
- Elevation
- 465 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NUE Nuremberg Airport35 km
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport123 km
About Gößweinstein
Gößweinstein is a village. Location: Gößweinstein, Markt, Landkreis Forchheim. Population: 4,147. Elevation: 465 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Ludwigshöhe and Basilika Gößweinstein.
Population of Gößweinstein over time
| 1875 | 501 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 680 | |
| 1950 | 1,301 | |
| 1970 | 1,281 | |
| 1987 | 1,219 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Gößweinstein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- December (94 mm)
- Driest month
- April (61 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 64 | 72 | 61 | 67 | 93 | 90 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 94 |
How to get to Gößweinstein
The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 35 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 31 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 35 kmsouthwest
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 123 kmnortheast
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 137 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 31 kmsouthwest
- Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 40 kmsouthwest
- Fürth Population: 132K 41 kmsouthwest
- Würzburg Population: 133.7K 100 kmwest
- Regensburg Population: 151.4K 100 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gößweinstein
Within 100 km: 1,234 historic and cultural sites, 3,874 natural sites, 778 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km476 places
- Spitzelberg Mountain 25 kmS
- Craimoosweiher Lake 19 kmE
- Lohe Mountain 16 kmNW
- Ziegenberg Mountain 22 kmN
25–60 km2,083 places
- Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 36 kmN
- Stollenberg Mountain 25 kmS
- Deckersberg Mountain 33 kmS
- Welles Weiher Lake 34 kmSW
60–100 km3,327 places
- Český Les Mountain 85 kmE
- Uzbach River 88 kmW
- Badsee Lake 68 kmW
- Zipfelteich Lake 98 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ludwigshöhe Mountain, Gößweinstein, Markt0.3 km SW
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Basilika Gößweinstein Attraction, Gößweinstein, Markt0.2 km NW
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Burg Gößweinstein Historic site, Gößweinstein, Markt0.3 km NW
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Ailsbach River, Bavaria1.4 km N
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Püttlach River, Bavaria1.4 km N
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Fränkische Schweiz Museum Museum, Pottenstein2.4 km NE
Other cities and towns in Gößweinstein, Markt
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Morschreuth Village, Gößweinstein, Markt5.4 km W -
Wichsenstein Village, Gößweinstein, Markt6.2 km SW -
Etzdorf Village, Gößweinstein, Markt1.8 km SW
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Prügeldorf Village, Gößweinstein, Markt1.9 km SE
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Stadelhofen Village, Gößweinstein, Markt2 km S
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Hühnerlohe Village, Gößweinstein, Markt2.1 km E
Sources & licences
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