Village

Schwerte

Located in Kreis Unna, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg Coordinates: 51°26′30″ N 7°34′06″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 45,821; 45.8K
Elevation: 120 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 24; listed under Schwerte
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: DTM Dortmund Airport9 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport58 km

About Schwerte

Schwerte is a village. Location: Kreis Unna, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg. Population: 45,821. Elevation: 120 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Else and Schulbach.

Photos of Schwerte

Rehberg Bärwinkel,Klaus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rodenberg House Helfmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Schwerte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (96 mm)
Driest month: April (62 mm)

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9° 1°

13° 4°

18° 8°

21° 11°

23° 13°

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18° 9°

14° 6°

9° 3°

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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 Schwerte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	13°	18°	21°	23°	22°	18°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	87	66	72	62	71	85	96	86	78	71	85	93

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schwerte

The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dortmund, 11 km to the northwest.

Airports

Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 9 kmnorth
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 58 kmwest
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 71 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Dortmund Population: 588.5K 11 kmnorthwest
Hagen Population: 199K 11 kmsouthwest
Bochum Population: 385.7K 25 kmwest
Herne Population: 172.1K 26 kmnorthwest
Hamm Population: 179K 32 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Schwerte

Within 100 km: 396 historic and cultural sites, 2,591 natural sites, 797 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km183 places

Else River 1 kmS
Seilersee Lake 12 kmSE
Lake Hengstey Lake 8 kmSW
Harkortsee Lake 12 kmSW

25–60 km1,088 places

Else River 32 kmSE
Valme River 58 kmE
Elpe River 59 kmE
Ahse River 33 kmNE

60–100 km2,513 places

Kasteel Arcen Historic site 96 kmW
Werse River 66 kmN
Weibe River 66 kmS
Ogge River 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schwerte

24 places

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

Cities & villages19

Ergste · Village
Geisecke · Village
Gut Halstenberg · Village
Hachen · Village
Haus Ruhr · Village
Höfen · Village
Keller · Village
Kückshausen · Village
Lamberg · Village
Nieder Weisched · Village
Overberge · Village
Papenberg · Village
Reingsen · Village
Rosen · Village
Schwerterheide · Village
Steinberg · Village
Villigst · Village
Wandhofen · Village
Westheide · Village

Heritage & sights3

Fernmeldeturm Schwerte · Landmark
Schwerte-Ost Concentration Camp · Historic site
Schwerte Pfarrkirche St. Viktor · Attraction

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Else River, North Rhine-Westphalia
0.9 km S
Schulbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
1.4 km SE
Elsebach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
1.8 km S
Schwerter Wald Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
2.8 km N
Wannebach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
2.8 km S
Rodenberg House Historic site, Dortmund
5.8 km N