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Calau

Located in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg Coordinates: 51°44′54″ N 13°57′15″ E

Calau
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Population
7,626
7.6K
Elevation
90 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
40
listed under Calau
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport70 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport75 km

About Calau

Calau is a village. Location: Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg. Population: 7,626. Elevation: 90 m.

From Wikipedia

Calau (German pronunciation: [ˈkaːlaʊ] ; Lower Sorbian: Kalawa, pronounced [ˈkalawa]) is a small town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Lübbenau, and 27 km west of Cottbus. Calau is also called the home of the Kalauer.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
164 km²
Official website
calau.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Calau over time

Population of Calau over time
2010 8,522
2015 7,833
2020 7,734
2021 7,650
2022 7,660
2023 7,695
2024 7,626
2025 7,582

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Calau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (74 mm)
Driest month
April (33 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 Calau
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°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)423845335453746752384845

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

How to get to Calau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 79 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 70 kmsouth
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 75 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 125 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 79 kmsouth
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 94 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 119 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 124 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Calau

Within 100 km: 426 historic and cultural sites, 1,511 natural sites, 850 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

  • Wergteich Lake 13 kmSE
  • Waldsee Lake 24 kmNE
  • Unterteich Lake 18 kmE
  • Stoßdorfer See Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km814 places

  • Lutzke River 54 kmNE
  • Buschteich Lake 50 kmSE
  • Obersee Lake 49 kmSE
  • Meierei-See Lake 31 kmN

60–100 km1,864 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 95 kmS
  • Schlachtensee Lake 92 kmNW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 88 kmS
  • Dahme River River 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Calau

40 places
  1. 1 Kalawa 9.3K

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

Cities & villages32

Mountains & nature6

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources