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Bitzen

Located in Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 50°47′24″ N 7°41′42″ E

Bitzen
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Population
787
787
Elevation
223 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Bitzen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport40 km
DTM Dortmund Airport81 km

About Bitzen

Bitzen is a village. Location: Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 787. Elevation: 223 m.

From Wikipedia

Bitzen is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
2.3 km²
Official website
bitzen-online.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Bitzen over time

Population of Bitzen over time
1975 731
2017 708
2019 714
2021 745
2022 752
2023 767
2024 787
2025 763

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bitzen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (112 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Bitzen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°7°11°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)10076916773848872808495112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bitzen

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 25 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 40 kmwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 81 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 25 kmeast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 43 kmwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 49 kmsouth
  • Cologne Population: 1M 55 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bitzen

Within 100 km: 750 historic and cultural sites, 4,185 natural sites, 865 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Weibe River 16 kmNE
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 24 kmSE
  • Wiehltalsperre Lake 17 kmN
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,951 places

  • Else River 50 kmN
  • Aar River 52 kmSE
  • Urbach River 32 kmS
  • Kemper Werth Island 43 kmW

60–100 km3,636 places

  • Olef River 88 kmW
  • Else River 72 kmN
  • Valme River 81 kmNE
  • Ohe River 70 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bitzen

2 places
  1. 1 Bitzen 829

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

Cities & villages1

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