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Village

Balow

Located in Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Coordinates: 53°16′00″ N 11°43′00″ E

Balow
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Population
315
315
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Balow
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RLG Rostock-Laage Airport81 km
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport89 km

About Balow

Balow is a village. Location: Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Population: 315. Elevation: 34 m.

From Wikipedia

Balow is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Balow was developed as an East German model village, and is known for its community sports programs. A machine shop in Balow produces transport boxes for the assembly lines of large companies, including Daimler Benz.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
12.8 km²
Official website
gemeinde-balow.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Balow over time

Population of Balow over time
2014 322
2017 330
2019 322
2021 314
2022 308
2023 309
2024 315
2025 312

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Balow

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (69 mm)
Driest month
February (38 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
Climate of Balow
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)493845425165695951435254

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Balow

The nearest airport is Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG), 81 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (122 km). The nearest large city is Lübeck, 96 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 81 kmnortheast
  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 89 kmnorthwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 96 kmnorth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 113 kmsouthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 126 kmsouth
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 133 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balow

Within 100 km: 309 historic and cultural sites, 3,407 natural sites, 1,291 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km279 places

  • Wockersee Lake 21 kmNE
  • Treptowsee Lake 21 kmNE
  • Schalentiner See Lake 23 kmNE
  • Sandsee Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,326 places

  • Ziegelwerder Island 42 kmN
  • Lieps Island 56 kmN
  • Tannenwerder (Toteninsel) Island 44 kmNW
  • Schwaneninsel Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km3,402 places

  • Poel Island Island 83 kmN
  • Viertbusch Natural site 97 kmW
  • Köppernitz River 72 kmN
  • Beke River 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Balow

1 place
  1. 1 Balow 363

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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