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Lonau

Located in Herzberg am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen Coordinates: 51°41′27″ N 10°21′28″ E

Lonau
Kassandro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
457
457
Elevation
353 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport74 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport90 km

About Lonau

Lonau is a village. Location: Herzberg am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen. Population: 457. Elevation: 353 m.

From Wikipedia

Lonau is a small village with a population of about 345 situated at an elevation of about 400m in the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany. Besides the clean air and lush forests, it is famous for the capercaillie. It belongs to the city of Herzberg am Harz which is about 4 km to the south. The rivers Große Lonau and Kleine Lonau join here.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Lonau over time

Population of Lonau over time
1910 430
1917 355
1919 399
1925 457
2017 293

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lonau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (139 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Lonau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°10°16°18°20°21°16°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1218711281821081079697103119139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lonau

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 74 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 34 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 74 kmsouthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 90 kmsoutheast
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 34 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 52 kmnorth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 65 kmnorth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 86 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lonau

Within 100 km: 486 historic and cultural sites, 4,312 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km624 places

  • Schalk River 17 kmN
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 11 kmN
  • Steinbruchsteich Lake 19 kmSE
  • Sösestausee Lake 6 kmN

25–60 km1,878 places

  • Frieda River 58 kmS
  • Bere River 32 kmSE
  • Aue River 50 kmNE
  • Aue River 44 kmNE

60–100 km3,105 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 97 kmSE
  • Wande River 91 kmW
  • Erpe River 91 kmW
  • Wiehe River 98 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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