Frankenau
Located in Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel Coordinates: 51°06′00″ N 8°56′00″ E
- Population
- 2,782
- 2.8K
- Elevation
- 400 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 27
- listed under Frankenau
- Airports
- KSF Kassel Airport48 km
- PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport61 km
About Frankenau
Frankenau is a village. Location: Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel. Population: 2,782. Elevation: 400 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Armershäuser Grund and Großer Spitzberg.
Climate of Frankenau
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (80 mm)
- Driest month
- February (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) | 2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 54 | 64 | 54 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 80 |
How to get to Frankenau
The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 46 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 48 kmnortheast
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 61 kmnorth
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 103 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kassel Population: 197.2K 46 kmnortheast
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 69 kmwest
- Paderborn Population: 142.2K 70 kmnorth
- Göttingen Population: 122.1K 85 kmnortheast
- Hamm Population: 179K 101 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Frankenau
Within 100 km: 363 historic and cultural sites, 5,343 natural sites, 782 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km539 places
- Ogge River 20 kmNW
- Liese River 23 kmW
- Eder Stausee Lake 13 kmNE
- Ziegenkopf Mountain 21 kmSE
25–60 km2,183 places
- Wande River 37 kmN
- Erpe River 38 kmN
- Valme River 47 kmNW
- Ohe River 38 kmSW
60–100 km3,766 places
- Else River 76 kmW
- Weibe River 79 kmW
- Grimke River 76 kmN
- Frieda River 84 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Frankenau
27 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages5
- Allendorf bei Frankenau · Village
- Altenlotheim · Village
- Dainrode · Village
- Ellershausen · Village
- Louisendorf · Village
Mountains & nature21
- Altenberg · Mountain
- Bingeberg · Mountain
- Brückeberg · Mountain
- Friedrichskopf · Mountain
- Giebelsberg · Mountain
- Hainchen · Mountain
- Hardtberg · Mountain
- Harzberg · Mountain
- Herrenhöhe · Mountain
- Himbeerkopf · Mountain
- Kreuzberg · Mountain
- Kronberg · Mountain
- Mittelberg · Mountain
- Mühlenberg · Mountain
- Peterskopf · Mountain
- Quernsberg · Mountain
- Quernst · Mountain
- Schellberg · Mountain
- Sternberg · Mountain
- Talgang · Mountain
- Weseberg · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Armershäuser Grund Natural site, Hesse<0.1 km N
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Großer Spitzberg Mountain, Vöhl3 km NW
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Battenberg Mountain, Bad Wildungen3 km NE
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Stiedenbach River, Hesse2.1 km SW
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Wingelsberg Mountain, Bad Wildungen3.1 km E
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Bracht Mountain, Vöhl3.3 km NW
Other cities and towns in Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg
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Ederbringhausen Village, Vöhl5.7 km NW -
Schmittlotheim Village, Vöhl6.3 km N -
Albertshausen Village, Bad Wildungen8.6 km E
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Oberorke Village, Vöhl7.3 km NW -
Niederorke Village, Vöhl7.6 km NW -
Buchenberg Village, Vöhl7.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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