Schotten
Located in Vogelsbergkreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen Coordinates: 50°30′00″ N 9°08′00″ E
- Population
- 9,641
- 9.6K
- Elevation
- 325 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 37
- listed under Schotten
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport67 km
- KSF Kassel Airport104 km
About Schotten
Schotten is a village. Location: Vogelsbergkreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen. Population: 9,641. Elevation: 325 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Kirchberg and Läunsbach.
Photos of Schotten
Climate of Schotten
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 79 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (91 mm)
- Driest month
- February (59 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) | 2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 59 | 71 | 61 | 69 | 80 | 86 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 91 |
How to get to Schotten
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 67 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 52 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 67 kmsouthwest
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 104 kmnorth
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 123 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 52 kmsouthwest
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 53 kmsouthwest
- Darmstadt Population: 167K 78 kmsouthwest
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 78 kmsouthwest
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 84 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schotten
Within 100 km: 665 historic and cultural sites, 5,310 natural sites, 746 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km349 places
- Felda River 22 kmN
- Großer Weiher Lake 8 kmSE
- Großer Weiher Lake 24 kmS
- Lanzenhainer Weier Lake 14 kmNE
25–60 km1,968 places
- Ohe River 45 kmNW
- Lumda River 35 kmNW
- Eitra River 55 kmNE
- Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 47 kmE
60–100 km4,404 places
- Weibe River 99 kmNW
- Ogge River 86 kmN
- Modau River 90 kmSW
- Liese River 79 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Schotten
37 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages14
- Betzenrod · Village
- Breungeshain · Village
- Burkhards · Village
- Busenborn · Village
- Eichelsachsen · Village
- Einartshausen · Village
- Eschenrod · Village
- Götzen · Village
- Kaulstoß · Village
- Michelbach · Village
- Rainrod · Village
- Rudingshain · Village
- Sichenhausen · Village
- Wingershausen · Village
Mountains & nature20
- Alte Burg · Mountain
- Alte Burg · Mountain
- Auerberg · Mountain
- Bilstein · Mountain
- Feldkrückerhöhe · Mountain
- Gackerstein · Mountain
- Glauberg · Mountain
- Hoherodskopf · Mountain
- Höllerskopf · Mountain
- Mühlberg · Mountain
- Naturpark Hoher Vogelsberg · Natural site
- Nesselberg · Mountain
- Platte · Mountain
- Rehberg · Mountain
- Reipperts · Mountain
- Sauberg · Mountain
- Sieben Ahorn · Mountain
- Spies · Mountain
- Taufstein · Mountain
- Warte · Mountain
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Niddasee · Lake
Heritage & sights1
- Fernmeldeturm Hoherodskopf · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirchberg Mountain, Laubach3.9 km NW
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Läunsbach River, Hesse3.2 km SW
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Strickberg Mountain, Laubach4.8 km NW
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Hundsbornbach River, Hesse3.7 km NE
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Wintersberg Mountain, Laubach5.2 km NW
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Schiffer Berg Mountain, Laubach5.3 km W
Sources & licences
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