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Lichtenfels

Located in Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel Coordinates: 51°10′11″ N 8°47′07″ E

Map showing the location of Lichtenfels Lichtenfels
Location in Germany
Population
4,051
4.1K
Elevation
447 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
33
listed under Lichtenfels
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport51 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport51 km

About Lichtenfels

Lichtenfels is a village. Location: Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel. Population: 4,051. Elevation: 447 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Wachtkopf and Aar.

Climate of Lichtenfels

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (105 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Lichtenfels
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°16°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°6°9°11°10°8°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9972866976858673808294105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lichtenfels

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 53 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 51 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 51 kmnorth
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 90 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 53 kmeast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 61 kmnorth
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Hamm Population: 179K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 90 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lichtenfels

Within 100 km: 331 historic and cultural sites, 4,965 natural sites, 796 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km583 places

  • Ogge River 7 kmN
  • Liese River 13 kmW
  • Eder Stausee Lake 18 kmE
  • Diemeltalsperre Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km2,112 places

  • Wande River 36 kmNE
  • Erpe River 37 kmNE
  • Valme River 35 kmNW
  • Ohe River 43 kmS

60–100 km3,397 places

  • Else River 90 kmW
  • Else River 64 kmW
  • Weibe River 72 kmSW
  • Grimke River 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lichtenfels

33 places

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature23

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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