Skip to content
Geonivora
Historic site

Greifenstein Castle

Located in Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis Coordinates: 50°37′14″ N 8°17′41″ E

Map showing the location of Greifenstein Castle Greifenstein Castle
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Greifenstein
0.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
321 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport69 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport86 km

About Greifenstein Castle

Greifenstein Castle is a historic site. Location: Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Hinstein and Wolfsberg.

Climate of Greifenstein Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
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
Climate of Greifenstein Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)725767546571695663697384

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Greifenstein Castle

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 34 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 69 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 34 kmnorthwest
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 59 kmsouthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 60 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 67 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Greifenstein Castle

Within 100 km: 698 historic and cultural sites, 4,861 natural sites, 818 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km438 places

  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 12 kmW
  • Wiesensee Lake 22 kmW
  • Zinnberg Mountain 8 kmS
  • Zimberg Mountain 11 kmSW

25–60 km1,922 places

  • Weibe River 41 kmNW
  • Ohe River 34 kmNE
  • Lumda River 29 kmE
  • Felda River 55 kmE

60–100 km4,017 places

  • Else River 74 kmNW
  • Valme River 83 kmN
  • Ogge River 75 kmNE
  • Modau River 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Greifenstein Town, Greifenstein
    0.6 km SE
  • Sinn Village, Lahn-Dill-Kreis
    3.8 km NE
  • Rodenroth Village, Greifenstein
    4.8 km SW
  • Sinn Town, Sinn
    4.3 km NE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: