Witzenhausen
Located in Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Kassel Coordinates: 51°20′00″ N 9°51′29″ E
- Population
- 15,132
- 15.1K
- Elevation
- 177 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 47
- listed under Witzenhausen
- Airports
- KSF Kassel Airport34 km
- ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport87 km
About Witzenhausen
Witzenhausen is a village. Location: Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Kassel. Population: 15,132. Elevation: 177 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Gelster and Arnstein.
Photos of Witzenhausen
Climate of Witzenhausen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 63 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (78 mm)
- Driest month
- February (47 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 47 | 59 | 49 | 63 | 78 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 69 |
How to get to Witzenhausen
The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 34 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 23 km to the north.
Airports
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 34 kmwest
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 87 kmsoutheast
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 92 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Göttingen Population: 122.1K 23 kmnorth
- Kassel Population: 197.2K 25 kmwest
- Paderborn Population: 142.2K 88 kmnorthwest
- Erfurt Population: 218.8K 91 kmsoutheast
- Salzgitter Population: 105K 99 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Witzenhausen
Within 100 km: 399 historic and cultural sites, 5,559 natural sites, 844 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km433 places
- Frieda River 25 kmSE
- Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 22 kmW
- Zungenkopf Mountain 21 kmS
- Ziegenküppel Mountain 20 kmS
25–60 km2,092 places
- Wande River 52 kmW
- Erpe River 52 kmW
- Naure River 59 kmW
- Felda River 57 kmS
60–100 km4,277 places
- Schalk River 68 kmNE
- Ohe River 94 kmN
- Ogge River 78 kmW
- Liese River 90 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Witzenhausen
47 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages22
- Albshausen · Village
- Berlepsch-Ellerode · Village
- Bischhausen · Village
- Blickershausen · Village
- Carmshausen · Village
- Dohrenbach · Village
- Ellingerode · Village
- Ermschwerd · Village
- Gertenbach · Village
- Glashütte · Village
- Hubenrode · Village
- Hübenthal · Village
- Hundelshausen · Village
- Kleinalmerode · Village
- Neuseesen · Village
- Roßbach · Village
- Stiedenrode · Village
- Unterrieden · Village
- Wendershausen · Village
- Werleshausen · Village
- Ziegenberg · Village
- Ziegenhagen · Village
Mountains & nature23
- Badenstein · Mountain
- Burgberg · Mountain
- Ebenhöhe · Mountain
- Ellerstein · Mountain
- Epberg · Mountain
- Hainskopf · Mountain
- Harthberg · Mountain
- Hungershäuser Berg · Mountain
- Hüttenkopf · Mountain
- Kobelsberg · Mountain
- Krückenkopf · Mountain
- Kühlestuhl · Mountain
- Liebenberg · Mountain
- Mittelberg · Mountain
- Pfaffenberg · Mountain
- Rodeberg · Mountain
- Roggenberg · Mountain
- Schäferberg · Mountain
- Steimel · Mountain
- Steinbergskopf · Mountain
- Wachholderkopf · Mountain
- Winterberg · Mountain
- Witzgenstein · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
- Witzenhausen, Liebfrauenkirche · Attraction
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gelster River, Hesse1.4 km N
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Arnstein Historic site, Neu-Eichenberg4.6 km NE -
Wolfsberg Mountain, Hesse4.4 km SW
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Stürzliederberg Mountain, Bornhagen5.2 km NE -
Witzenhausener Forst Natural site, Hesse3.8 km N
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Schnellerskopf Mountain, Bad Sooden-Allendorf4.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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