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Historic site

Ruine Hirschstein

Located in Landkreis Hof, Upper Franconia Coordinates: 50°10′41″ N 12°00′08″ E

Map showing the location of Ruine Hirschstein Ruine Hirschstein
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Kirchenlamitz
4.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
733 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport65 km
NUE Nuremberg Airport101 km

About Ruine Hirschstein

Ruine Hirschstein is a historic site. Location: Landkreis Hof, Upper Franconia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Birkenbühl and Hauknock.

Climate of Ruine Hirschstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (88 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Ruine Hirschstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°5°9°15°18°20°20°15°10°3°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°0°5°8°10°9°6°2°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)605055506081887858586073

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ruine Hirschstein

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 65 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 78 km to the north.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 65 kmeast
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 101 kmsouthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Gera Population: 104.7K 78 kmnorth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 88 kmnorth
  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 97 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 98 kmnortheast
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 104 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ruine Hirschstein

Within 100 km: 693 historic and cultural sites, 3,540 natural sites, 668 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km267 places

  • Talsperre Dröda Lake 24 kmN
  • Feisnitzspeicher Lake 20 kmSE
  • Förmitzspeicher Lake 7 kmW
  • Untreusee Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km1,402 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 55 kmW
  • Pláň Mountain 50 kmE
  • Zipfelteich Lake 49 kmN
  • Wüster Teich Lake 31 kmN

60–100 km3,232 places

  • Spitzelberg Mountain 79 kmSW
  • Stollenberg Mountain 82 kmSW
  • Deckersberg Mountain 86 kmSW
  • Stoličná Mountain 80 kmE

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