Landkreis Kulmbach
Located in Upper Franconia, Bavaria Coordinates: 50°06′10″ N 11°26′30″ E
- Population
- 70,997
- 71K
- Elevation
- 302 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 22
- listed under Landkreis Kulmbach
- Airports
- NUE Nuremberg Airport72 km
- ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport103 km
About Landkreis Kulmbach
Landkreis Kulmbach is a municipality. Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria. Population: 70,997. Elevation: 302 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Deutsches Zinnfigurenmuseum and Mühlbach.
Climate of Landkreis Kulmbach
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (84 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 50 | 58 | 50 | 59 | 79 | 84 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 75 |
How to get to Landkreis Kulmbach
The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 72 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 65 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 72 kmsouth
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 103 kmnorth
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 106 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 65 kmsouthwest
- Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 77 kmsouth
- Fürth Population: 132K 77 kmsouthwest
- Jena Population: 104.7K 92 kmnorth
- Gera Population: 104.7K 98 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Landkreis Kulmbach
Within 100 km: 951 historic and cultural sites, 4,265 natural sites, 858 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km433 places
- Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 14 kmW
- Reginasee Lake 25 kmNW
- Keilstöckteich Lake 23 kmNW
- Breitensee Lake 23 kmNW
25–60 km2,254 places
- Unterer Herrnsee Lake 54 kmSW
- Schwanensee Lake 51 kmNE
- Schlatter Weiher Lake 50 kmSE
- Ruhteich Lake 50 kmN
60–100 km3,387 places
- Spitzelberg Mountain 60 kmS
- Stollenberg Mountain 62 kmS
- Deckersberg Mountain 69 kmS
- Pláň Mountain 90 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Landkreis Kulmbach and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Landkreis Kulmbach | Landshut | Bayreuth | Detmold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 71K | 71.9K | 72.9K | 73.7K |
| Elevation | 302 m | 488 m | 338 m | 135 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 24° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -3° | -4° | -3° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 761 mm | 807 mm | 810 mm | 969 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 183 km | 20 km | 272 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Landkreis Kulmbach
22 places- 1 Kulmbach 26.6K
- 2 Mainleus, Markt 6.4K
- 3 Thurnau, Markt 4.1K
- 4 Neudrossenfeld 3.8K
- 5 Himmelkron 3.2K
- 6 Marktleugast, Markt 3K
- 7 Stadtsteinach 3K
- 8 Neuenmarkt 3K
- 9 Kasendorf, Markt 2.4K
- 10 Wirsberg, Markt 1.9K
- 11 Untersteinach 1.8K
- 12 Presseck, Markt 1.7K
- 13 Trebgast 1.5K
- 14 Ködnitz 1.5K
- 15 Marktschorgast, Markt 1.4K
- 16 Wonsees, Markt 1.1K
- 17 Kupferberg 1K
- 18 Harsdorf 959
- 19 Ludwigschorgast, Markt 951
- 20 Rugendorf 941
- 21 Grafengehaig, Markt 847
- 22 Guttenberg 469
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Deutsches Zinnfigurenmuseum Museum, Hofheim i.UFr.1.7 km E
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Mühlbach River, Bavaria2.1 km N
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Modelsbach River, Bavaria3.8 km N
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Buchwald Natural site, Bavaria4.2 km E
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Hart Natural site, Bavaria5.3 km N
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Friesenbach River, Bavaria5.1 km S
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Dobrachbach River, Bavaria6.2 km N
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Schorgastbach River, Bavaria6.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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