Greifenstein
Located in Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen Coordinates: 50°37′00″ N 8°18′00″ E
- Population
- 6,560
- 6.6K
- Elevation
- 351 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 20
- listed under Greifenstein
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport68 km
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport86 km
About Greifenstein
Greifenstein is a village. Location: Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen. Population: 6,560. Elevation: 351 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Wolfsberg and Hirschbergkoppe.
Photos of Greifenstein
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Koppe Kurt + Else Dietrich · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Greifenstein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (84 mm)
- Driest month
- April (54 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° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 57 | 67 | 54 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 84 |
How to get to Greifenstein
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 35 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 68 kmsouth
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 86 kmwest
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 105 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 35 kmnorthwest
- Koblenz Population: 107.3K 59 kmsouthwest
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 59 kmsouth
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 62 kmsoutheast
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 66 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Greifenstein
Within 100 km: 695 historic and cultural sites, 4,876 natural sites, 815 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km437 places
- Krombachtalsperre Lake 12 kmW
- Wiesensee Lake 22 kmW
- Zinnberg Mountain 8 kmS
- Zimberg Mountain 11 kmSW
25–60 km1,926 places
- Weibe River 42 kmNW
- Ohe River 34 kmNE
- Lumda River 28 kmE
- Felda River 54 kmE
60–100 km4,023 places
- Else River 75 kmNW
- Valme River 83 kmN
- Ogge River 76 kmNE
- Modau River 90 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Greifenstein
20 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages10
- Allendorf · Village
- Arborn · Village
- Beilstein · Village
- Haiern · Village
- Holzhausen · Village
- Nenderoth · Village
- Odersberg · Village
- Rodenberg · Village
- Ulm · Village
- Wallendorf · Village
Mountains & nature7
- Galgenkopf · Mountain
- Hinstein · Mountain
- Kesselberg · Mountain
- Nillkopf · Mountain
- Rasenberg · Mountain
- Reitelsberg · Mountain
- Schweinskopf · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
- Greifenstein Castle · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wolfsberg Mountain, Sinn2.6 km NW
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Hirschbergkoppe Mountain, Herborn3.7 km NW
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Hintere Laye Mountain, Driedorf3.9 km NW
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Mühlberg Mountain, Sinn4.1 km NE
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Schildberg Mountain, Herborn4.8 km N
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Koppe Mountain, Ehringshausen5.6 km E
Other cities and towns in Lahn-Dill-Kreis
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Driedorf Village, Lahn-Dill-Kreis8.5 km W
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Merkenbach Village, Herborn4.4 km N
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Katzenfurt Village, Ehringshausen3.5 km E -
Fleisbach Village, Sinn3.4 km N
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Daubhausen Village, Ehringshausen3.8 km E
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Bissenberg Village, Leun7.2 km S
Sources & licences
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