Ruhland
Located in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg Coordinates: 51°26′25″ N 13°50′42″ E
- Population
- 3,728
- 3.7K
- Elevation
- 113 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Ruhland
- Airports
- DRS Dresden Airport34 km
- BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport105 km
About Ruhland
Ruhland is a village. Location: Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg. Population: 3,728. Elevation: 113 m.
Ruhland (German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːlant] ; Sorbian languages: Rólany) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Upper Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Senftenberg. Ruhland station is a major railway junction, for freight and for passenger services.
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Photos of Ruhland
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Schwarzheide Concentration Camp Z thomas · CC BY 3.0
Population of Ruhland over time
| 2017 | 3,655 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,672 | |
| 2021 | 3,767 | |
| 2022 | 3,770 | |
| 2023 | 3,737 | |
| 2024 | 3,728 | |
| 2025 | 3,713 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ruhland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (83 mm)
- Driest month
- April (36 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) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 38 | 47 | 36 | 55 | 60 | 83 | 73 | 54 | 42 | 52 | 48 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Ruhland
The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 44 km to the south.
Airports
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 34 kmsouth
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 105 kmnorth
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 112 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 44 kmsouth
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 93 kmsouthwest
- Leipzig Population: 505K 103 kmwest
- Potsdam Population: 184.8K 119 kmnorthwest
- Berlin Population: 3.4M 124 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruhland
Within 100 km: 302 historic and cultural sites, 1,853 natural sites, 694 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Wiesenteich Lake 24 kmE
- Weißiger Großteich Lake 23 kmSE
- Vierteich Lake 22 kmSW
- Schneidemühlenteich Lake 19 kmNW
25–60 km868 places
- Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 55 kmS
- Buschteich Lake 42 kmE
- Obersee Lake 42 kmE
- Winkelteich Lake 43 kmE
60–100 km1,784 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 61 kmS
- Vosí vrch Mountain 73 kmSE
- Lutzke River 81 kmNE
- Meierei-See Lake 64 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Ruhland
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages2
- Arnsdorf · Village
- Kolonie Schönburgsau · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Reichsforst Ruhland Natural site, Brandenburg2.2 km NW
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Erlenteich Lake, Brandenburg2.8 km S
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Kroppener Forst Natural site, Brandenburg3.2 km W
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Sieggraben River, Brandenburg3.2 km NW
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Schwarzheide Concentration Camp Historic site, Schwarzheide4.2 km N
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Lindenauer Forst Natural site, Brandenburg4.4 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources