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Historic site

Abterode Concentration Camp

Located in Meißner, Werra-Meißner-Kreis Coordinates: 51°12′35″ N 9°56′21″ E

Map showing the location of Abterode Concentration Camp Abterode Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Abterode
0.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
249 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport45 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport76 km

About Abterode Concentration Camp

Abterode Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Meißner, Werra-Meißner-Kreis. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Mittelberg and Auf dem Stein.

Climate of Abterode Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (82 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Abterode Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)635062546982766465636974

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Abterode Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 33 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 45 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 76 kmeast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 33 kmwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 36 kmnorth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 81 kmeast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 110 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Abterode Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 408 historic and cultural sites, 5,729 natural sites, 821 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km540 places

  • Frieda River 13 kmE
  • Zwickelsberg Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Zungenkopf Mountain 7 kmS
  • Zipfel Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km2,030 places

  • Felda River 42 kmS
  • Eitra River 46 kmS
  • Baune River 33 kmW
  • Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 27 kmW

60–100 km4,388 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 94 kmE
  • Wande River 62 kmW
  • Erpe River 62 kmNW
  • Schalk River 77 kmNE

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