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Senftenberg

Local name: Zły Komorow

Located in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg Coordinates: 51°31′10″ N 14°00′03″ E

Senftenberg
A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
23,466
23.5K
Elevation
104 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Senftenberg
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport46 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport100 km

About Senftenberg

Senftenberg is a village. Location: Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg. Population: 23,466. Elevation: 104 m.

From Wikipedia

Senftenberg (German, pronounced [ˈzɛnftn̩ˌbɛʁk] ) or Zły Komorow (Lower Sorbian, pronounced [ˈzwɨ ˈkɔmɔrɔw]) is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
128 km²
Official website
senftenberg.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Senftenberg

  • Lauta
  • Elsterheide

Twin towns and sister cities of Senftenberg

  • Veszprém· Hungary

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

Population of Senftenberg over time

Population of Senftenberg over time
1995 27,336
2000 24,740
2005 28,774
2010 26,530
2015 24,625
2017 24,558
2019 24,275
2021 23,232
2022 23,405
2023 23,282
2024 23,466
2025 23,147

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Senftenberg

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 (76 mm)
Driest month
April (34 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 Senftenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°12°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)433846345556767053405047

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

How to get to Senftenberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 55 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 46 kmsouth
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 100 kmnorth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 123 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 55 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 107 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 115 kmwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 119 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Senftenberg

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 1,701 natural sites, 693 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

  • Wiesenteich Lake 13 kmE
  • Wergteich Lake 20 kmNE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 22 kmS
  • Weißer Seeteich Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km833 places

  • Buschteich Lake 33 kmE
  • Obersee Lake 33 kmE
  • Meierei-See Lake 56 kmN
  • Winkelteich Lake 35 kmE

60–100 km1,693 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 71 kmS
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 63 kmS
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 75 kmS
  • Lutzke River 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Senftenberg

19 places

Cities & villages12

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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