Birstein
Located in Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt Coordinates: 50°21′03″ N 9°18′40″ E
- Population
- 6,094
- 6.1K
- Elevation
- 270 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 33
- listed under Birstein
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport65 km
- MHG Mannheim-City Airport113 km
About Birstein
Birstein is a village. Location: Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt. Population: 6,094. Elevation: 270 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Schillberg and Pfaffenkopf.
Climate of Birstein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 97 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (116 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 77 | 87 | 69 | 74 | 86 | 99 | 73 | 86 | 95 | 97 | 116 |
How to get to Birstein
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 65 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 48 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 65 kmsouthwest
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 113 kmsouthwest
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 119 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 48 kmsouthwest
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 52 kmsouthwest
- Darmstadt Population: 167K 71 kmsouthwest
- Würzburg Population: 133.7K 77 kmsoutheast
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 82 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Birstein
Within 100 km: 863 historic and cultural sites, 5,005 natural sites, 764 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km440 places
- Großer Weiher Lake 13 kmNW
- Großer Weiher Lake 7 kmSW
- Kinzigtalsperre Lake 9 kmSE
- Lanzenhainer Weier Lake 22 kmN
25–60 km1,723 places
- Lumda River 54 kmNW
- Felda River 42 kmNW
- Eitra River 59 kmNE
- Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 41 kmNE
60–100 km4,469 places
- Umpfer River 95 kmS
- Ohe River 66 kmNW
- Modau River 85 kmSW
- Liese River 99 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Birstein
33 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages16
- Bößgesäß · Village
- Böß-Gesäß II · Village
- Fischborn · Village
- Hettersroth · Village
- Höfen · Village
- Illnhausen · Village
- Kirchbracht · Village
- Lichenroth · Village
- Mauswinkel · Village
- Oberreichenbach · Village
- Obersotzbach · Village
- Unterreichenbach · Village
- Untersotzbach · Village
- Völzberg · Village
- Wettges · Village
- Wüstwillenroth · Village
Mountains & nature16
- Abtstein · Mountain
- Apfelberg · Mountain
- Atzberg · Mountain
- Großer Hohberg · Mountain
- Großer Löhren · Mountain
- Hirzberg · Mountain
- Hoheroth · Mountain
- Hoppenstein · Mountain
- Kleiner Hohberg · Mountain
- Kleiner Löhren · Mountain
- Maiküppel · Mountain
- Markberg · Mountain
- Rauschberg · Mountain
- Steinches · Mountain
- Völzberger Köpfchen · Mountain
- Wernerstein · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Schillberg Mountain, Brachttal4.1 km SE
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Pfaffenkopf Mountain, Bad Soden-Salmünster5.1 km E
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Reichenbach River, Hesse3.9 km S
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Forst Aurora Natural site, Hesse4.3 km NE
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Hettersberg Mountain, Steinau an der Straße5.4 km E
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Orlesberg Mountain, Kefenrod5.5 km W
Sources & licences
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