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Vogelsbergkreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hesse Coordinates: 50°39′07″ N 9°16′10″ E

Map showing the location of Vogelsbergkreis Vogelsbergkreis
Location in Germany
Population
101,163
101.2K
Elevation
371 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Vogelsbergkreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport86 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport86 km

About Vogelsbergkreis

Vogelsbergkreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hesse. Population: 101,163. Elevation: 371 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Ohgrund and Heiligenwald.

Climate of Vogelsbergkreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (116 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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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Climate of Vogelsbergkreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°17°19°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)10075887279909774869397116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vogelsbergkreis

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 86 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 71 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 86 kmnorth
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 86 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 76 kmnorth
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 91 kmwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 96 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Vogelsbergkreis

Within 100 km: 570 historic and cultural sites, 5,666 natural sites, 735 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Felda River 15 kmW
  • Lanzenhainer Weier Lake 12 kmS
  • Niddasee Lake 22 kmSW
  • Zieglerskuppe Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km2,123 places

  • Ohe River 43 kmW
  • Lumda River 40 kmW
  • Eitra River 37 kmNE
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 38 kmE

60–100 km4,508 places

  • Wande River 86 kmN
  • Erpe River 86 kmN
  • Valme River 100 kmNW
  • Ogge River 74 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Vogelsbergkreis and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Vogelsbergkreis Trier Erlangen Moers
Population 101.2K 100.1K 102.7K 103.5K
Elevation 371 m 141 m 290 m 29 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 24° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 0° -3° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,067 mm 817 mm 745 mm 770 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 213 km 171 km 205 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Vogelsbergkreis

19 places
  1. 1 Alsfeld 15.3K
  2. 2 Lauterbach (Hessen), Kreisstadt 13K
  3. 3 Schotten 9.6K
  4. 4 Schlitz 9.3K
  5. 5 Mücke 9.3K
  6. 6 Homberg (Ohm) 7K
  7. 7 Herbstein 4.6K
  8. 8 Grebenhain 4.4K
  9. 9 Wartenberg 3.5K
  10. 10 Kirtorf 3.1K
  11. 11 Freiensteinau 3K
  12. 12 Schwalmtal 2.8K
  13. 13 Ulrichstein 2.7K
  14. 14 Gemünden (Felda) 2.6K
  15. 15 Romrod 2.6K
  16. 16 Grebenau 2.3K
  17. 17 Lautertal 2.2K
  18. 18 Feldatal 2.2K
  19. 19 Antrifttal 1.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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