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Finsterwalde

Located in Landkreis Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg Coordinates: 51°37′39″ N 13°42′55″ E

Map showing the location of Finsterwalde Finsterwalde
Location in Germany
Population
15,496
15.5K
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Finsterwalde
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport55 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport83 km

About Finsterwalde

Finsterwalde is a village. Location: Landkreis Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg. Population: 15,496. Elevation: 107 m.

From Wikipedia

Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə] , Lower Sorbian: Grabin, pronounced [ˈɡrabʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
77.2 km²
Official website
finsterwalde.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Finsterwalde

  • Doberlug-Kirchhain

Twin towns and sister cities of Finsterwalde

  • Sønderborg· Denmark

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Finsterwalde over time

Population of Finsterwalde over time
1995 21,744
2000 20,103
2005 18,693
2010 17,407
2015 16,548
2017 16,409
2020 15,968
2021 15,748
2022 15,968
2023 15,864
2024 15,496
2025 15,488

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Finsterwalde

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (75 mm)
Driest month
April (35 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 Finsterwalde
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°23°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)423644355559756952415046

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Finsterwalde

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 55 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 64 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 55 kmsouth
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 83 kmnorth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 105 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 64 kmsouth
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 99 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 102 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 104 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Finsterwalde

Within 100 km: 391 historic and cultural sites, 1,770 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • Stoßdorfer See Lake 24 kmN
  • Stockteich Lake 15 kmNW
  • Seeser Teich Lake 22 kmNE
  • Schönfelder Teich Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km774 places

  • Buschteich Lake 56 kmSE
  • Obersee Lake 55 kmSE
  • Meierei-See Lake 44 kmN
  • Zemminsee Lake 60 kmN

60–100 km2,080 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 82 kmS
  • Schlachtensee Lake 97 kmN
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 77 kmS
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 95 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Finsterwalde

9 places
  1. 1 Finsterwalde 18.9K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources