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Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

Located in Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse Coordinates: 51°12′26″ N 8°55′52″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg
Location in Germany
Population
155,126
155.1K
Elevation
374 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
21
listed under Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport40 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport50 km

About Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse. Population: 155,126. Elevation: 374 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Aselbach and Forst Vöhl.

Climate of Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (82 mm)
Driest month
February (56 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 Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°17°19°21°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°10°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)755666567079746667677482

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 42 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 40 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 50 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 42 kmeast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 58 kmnorth
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 79 kmnortheast
  • Hamm Population: 179K 93 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

Within 100 km: 322 historic and cultural sites, 5,192 natural sites, 788 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km558 places

  • Ogge River 13 kmW
  • Liese River 24 kmW
  • Eder Stausee Lake 7 kmE
  • Diemeltalsperre Lake 23 kmNW

25–60 km2,089 places

  • Wande River 27 kmNE
  • Erpe River 27 kmNE
  • Valme River 41 kmNW
  • Ohe River 49 kmS

60–100 km3,655 places

  • Else River 98 kmW
  • Else River 74 kmW
  • Weibe River 83 kmSW
  • Lumda River 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg and similar cities

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

Measure Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg Neuss Regensburg Oldenburg
Population 155.1K 152.5K 151.4K 159.2K
Elevation 374 m 44 m 341 m 10 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 24° 24° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° 1° -4° -1°
Annual rainfall 832 mm 788 mm 656 mm 742 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 157 km 333 km 221 km

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

Places in Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

21 places
  1. 1 Korbach, Kreisstadt 22.9K
  2. 2 Frankenberg (Eder) 17.6K
  3. 3 Bad Wildungen 17.4K
  4. 4 Bad Arolsen 16K
  5. 5 Allendorf (Eder) 7.5K
  6. 6 Waldeck 6.9K
  7. 7 Volkmarsen 6.5K
  8. 8 Edertal 6.2K
  9. 9 Willingen (Upland) 5.7K
  10. 10 Vöhl 5.5K
  11. 11 Battenberg (Eder) 5.4K
  12. 12 Diemelstadt 5.2K
  13. 13 Burgwald 4.9K
  14. 14 Diemelsee 4.5K
  15. 15 Twistetal 4.2K
  16. 16 Lichtenfels 4.1K
  17. 17 Gemünden (Wohra) 3.6K
  18. 18 Haina (Kloster) 3.3K
  19. 19 Hatzfeld (Eder) 2.9K
  20. 20 Frankenau 2.8K
  21. 21 Rosenthal 2.1K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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