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Village

Thurn

Located in Heroldsbach, Landkreis Forchheim Coordinates: 49°41′15″ N 11°00′41″ E

Thurn
Wolkenkratzer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,233
1.2K
Elevation
283 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport22 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport144 km

About Thurn

Thurn is a village. Location: Heroldsbach, Landkreis Forchheim. Population: 1,233. Elevation: 283 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Schloss Thurn and Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn.

Population of Thurn over time

Population of Thurn over time
1875 272
1925 377
1950 643
1970 806
1987 1,233

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Thurn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (81 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Thurn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°11°12°12°8°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)594856506281815860635970

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Thurn

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 11 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 22 kmsouth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 144 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 148 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 11 kmsouth
  • Fürth Population: 132K 24 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 26 kmsouth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 77 kmwest
  • Ingolstadt Population: 120.7K 107 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Thurn

Within 100 km: 1,338 historic and cultural sites, 3,894 natural sites, 789 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km546 places

  • Welles Weiher Lake 10 kmSW
  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 10 kmNW
  • Stephansweiher Lake 16 kmS
  • Rosenweiher Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km2,022 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 48 kmN
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 35 kmSE
  • Stollenberg Mountain 33 kmSE
  • Deckersberg Mountain 39 kmSE

60–100 km3,453 places

  • Umpfer River 94 kmW
  • Uzbach River 63 kmW
  • Unterer Markweiher Lake 95 kmSE
  • Thundorfer Weiher Lake 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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