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Historic site

Blankenberg Castle

Located in Hennef (Sieg), Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Coordinates: 50°45′53″ N 7°21′33″ E

Map showing the location of Blankenberg Castle Blankenberg Castle
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Stadt Blankenberg
0.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
128 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport19 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport72 km

About Blankenberg Castle

Blankenberg Castle is a historic site. Location: Hennef (Sieg), Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Dig Tower and Northern Bastion.

Climate of Blankenberg Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (98 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Blankenberg Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°19°21°23°23°19°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)886784647486917078798698

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blankenberg Castle

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 19 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bonn, 19 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 19 kmnorthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 72 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 19 kmwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 29 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 34 kmnorthwest
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 40 kmnorthwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 48 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Blankenberg Castle

Within 100 km: 662 historic and cultural sites, 3,846 natural sites, 901 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Kemper Werth Island 19 kmW
  • Wahnbachtalsperre Lake 7 kmNW
  • Rotter See Lake 18 kmW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,670 places

  • Weibe River 38 kmE
  • Urbach River 30 kmSE
  • Versetalsperre Lake 52 kmNE
  • Oestertalsperre Lake 55 kmNE

60–100 km3,523 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 99 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 90 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 94 kmW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 84 kmSW

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