Mountain

Schappinberg

Located in Kremitzaue, Landkreis Elbe-Elster Coordinates: 51°43′48″ N 13°17′19″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 112 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Polzen; 1.9 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport72 km; DRS Dresden Airport74 km

About Schappinberg

Schappinberg is a mountain. Location: Kremitzaue, Landkreis Elbe-Elster. Elevation: 112 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Großbusch and Galgenberg.

Climate of Schappinberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month: July (day 25°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: August (62 mm)
Driest month: February (31 mm)

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14° 3°

20° 8°

23° 11°

25° 13°

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19° 9°

14° 5°

8° 1°

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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 Schappinberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	14°	20°	23°	25°	24°	19°	14°	8°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-2°	0°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	37	31	36	37	53	58	60	62	47	39	44	43

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

How to get to Schappinberg

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 72 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Potsdam, 76 km to the north.

Airports

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 72 kmnorth
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 74 kmsoutheast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 81 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Potsdam Population: 184.8K 76 kmnorth
Leipzig Population: 505K 77 kmsouthwest
Dresden Population: 564.9K 82 kmsoutheast
Berlin Population: 3.4M 89 kmnorth
Halle Population: 237.9K 95 kmwest

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

Day trips from Schappinberg

Within 100 km: 564 historic and cultural sites, 1,688 natural sites, 947 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

Stockteich Lake 20 kmE
Schäkerteich Lake 17 kmE
Rohrteich Lake 14 kmNE
Lehmannsteich Lake 18 kmE

25–60 km722 places

Meierei-See Lake 49 kmNE
Zemminsee Lake 54 kmNE
Wolziger See Lake 47 kmN
Wergteich Lake 57 kmE

60–100 km2,385 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 100 kmS
Schlachtensee Lake 79 kmN
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 98 kmSE
Valentinswerder Island 93 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Polzen Village, Kremitzaue
1.9 km SE
Kolochau Village, Kremitzaue
2 km E
Schlieben Village, Landkreis Elbe-Elster
6.7 km E
Jeßnigk Village, Schönewalde
2.1 km N
Herzberg (Elster) Village, Landkreis Elbe-Elster
6.4 km SW
Herzberg Town, Herzberg (Elster)
6.7 km SW

Schappinberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Großbusch Natural site, Brandenburg
2.7 km W
Galgenberg Mountain, Schlieben
5.2 km NE
Einstiger Standort des Sendemasten des Deutschlandsender III Historic site, Herzberg (Elster)
2.2 km SW
Alte Kremitz River, Brandenburg
4 km SE
Todtengraben River, Brandenburg
4.5 km SE
Hirseberg Mountain, Schlieben
7.7 km NE
Großberg Mountain, Schlieben
8 km SE
Mühlberg Mountain, Lebusa
8 km NE

Schappinberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources