Gießen Concentration Camp
Located in Gießen, Universitätsstadt, Giessen Coordinates: 50°35′03″ N 8°40′42″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 163 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport63 km
- KSF Kassel Airport105 km
About Gießen Concentration Camp
Gießen Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Gießen, Universitätsstadt, Giessen. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Richtfunkturm Giessen and Wieseck.
Photos of Gießen Concentration Camp
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Hohe Warte Emha · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Climate of Gießen Concentration Camp
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- June (67 mm)
- Driest month
- February (43 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 43 | 52 | 46 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 66 |
How to get to Gießen Concentration Camp
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Frankfurt am Main, 52 km to the south.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 63 kmsouth
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 105 kmnortheast
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 113 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 52 kmsouth
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 54 kmsouth
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 56 kmnorthwest
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 63 kmsouthwest
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 73 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gießen Concentration Camp
Within 100 km: 693 historic and cultural sites, 5,210 natural sites, 780 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km339 places
- Ohe River 23 kmN
- Lumda River 7 kmN
- Wölfersheimer See Lake 24 kmSE
- Trais-Horloffer See Lake 22 kmSE
25–60 km2,080 places
- Felda River 30 kmNE
- Aar River 53 kmSW
- Krombachtalsperre Lake 39 kmW
- Hattsteinweiher Lake 29 kmSW
60–100 km4,264 places
- Wande River 98 kmN
- Erpe River 98 kmN
- Else River 92 kmNW
- Weibe River 66 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Richtfunkturm Giessen Landmark, Gießen, Universitätsstadt2 km E
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Wieseck River, Hesse1.1 km W
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AFN-Mittelwellensendemast Giessen Landmark, Gießen, Universitätsstadt2.9 km E
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Hohe Warte Mountain, Gießen, Universitätsstadt4.3 km E
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Udersberg Mountain, Gießen, Universitätsstadt4.3 km NE
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Gleiberg Castle Historic site, Wettenberg4.6 km NW
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Zelle Attraction, Gießen, Universitätsstadt4.9 km SE
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Wettenberg Mountain, Wettenberg4.1 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Giessen City, Gießen, Universitätsstadt0.4 km NW
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Wieseck Neighbourhood, Gießen, Universitätsstadt2.9 km NE -
Heuchelheim Village, Giessen2.6 km W
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Allendorf an der Lahn Village, Gießen, Universitätsstadt5.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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