Village

Velten

Located in Landkreis Oberhavel, Brandenburg Coordinates: 52°41′00″ N 13°11′00″ E

Doris Antony , Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 12,727; 12.7K
Elevation: 33 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 7; listed under Velten
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport42 km; HDF Heringsdorf Airport148 km

About Velten

Velten is a village. Location: Landkreis Oberhavel, Brandenburg. Population: 12,727. Elevation: 33 m.

From Wikipedia

Velten (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛltn̩] ) is a town in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southwest of Oranienburg, and 24 km northwest of Berlin.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 23.4 km²
Official website: velten.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Velten

Leegebruch
Hohen Neuendorf
Hennigsdorf
Oranienburg

Population of Velten over time

Population of Velten over time
2015		11,766
2017		11,838
2019		11,965
2021		12,405
2022		12,424
2023		12,733
2024		12,727
2025		12,674

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Velten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (63 mm)
Driest month: February (32 mm)

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4° -2°

8° 1°

13° 4°

19° 8°

21° 12°

23° 13°

18° 10°

13° 6°

7° 2°

4° -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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Velten
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	8°	13°	19°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	12°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	42	32	40	36	53	63	57	55	44	38	44	53

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Velten

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Berlin, 23 km to the southeast.

Airports

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 42 kmsoutheast
Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) Zirchow 148 kmnortheast
Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 150 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Berlin Population: 3.4M 23 kmsoutheast
Potsdam Population: 184.8K 33 kmsouth
Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 122 kmsouthwest
Halle Population: 237.9K 157 kmsouthwest
Leipzig Population: 505K 160 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Velten

Within 100 km: 543 historic and cultural sites, 2,143 natural sites, 1,758 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km424 places

Valentinswerder Island 14 kmS
Scharfenberg Island 13 kmS
Freibad Tegelsee Beach 12 kmS
Museum Island Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km1,631 places

Schlachtensee Lake 27 kmS
Dahme River River 37 kmSE
Strandbad Wannsee Beach 27 kmS
Mittelbruch Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km2,389 places

Strandbad Beach 64 kmNE
Großer Horst Island 62 kmNW
Burgwallinsel Island 72 kmNE
Wolletzseeinseln Island 61 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Velten

7 places

1 Velten 11.5K

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

Cities & villages5

Am Bernsteinsee · Village
An der Marwitzer Trift · Neighbourhood
Heidekrug · Village
Hohenschöpping · Village
Siedlung am Bärenklauer Weg · Village

Heritage & sights1

Velten Concentration Camp · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Muhrgraben River, Brandenburg
0.5 km E
Fünfruthenberg Mountain, Oberkrämer
1.6 km W
Mathiasberg Mountain, Oberkrämer
2.7 km SW
Siebgraben River, Oberkrämer
2.4 km S
Zehnruthenberg Mountain, Oberkrämer
3 km W
Bärenklauer Forst Natural site, Oberkrämer
4.6 km N