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Herrstein

Located in Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°47′00″ N 7°20′00″ E

Herrstein
Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
807
807
Elevation
318 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Herrstein
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport19 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport65 km

About Herrstein

Herrstein is a village. Location: Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 807. Elevation: 318 m.

From Wikipedia

Herrstein (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁʃtaɪn]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
4.8 km²
Official website
herrstein.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Herrstein over time

Population of Herrstein over time
1975 763
2017 825
2019 806
2021 799
2022 793
2023 760
2024 807
2025 780

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Herrstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (97 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Herrstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°8°11°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)827176627877726372848697

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Herrstein

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 50 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 19 kmnorth
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 65 kmsouth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 83 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 50 kmwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 66 kmsouth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 66 kmnorth
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 72 kmeast
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 74 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Herrstein

Within 100 km: 716 historic and cultural sites, 3,765 natural sites, 841 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km279 places

  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 8 kmW
  • Ziegelsberg Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Wildburghöhe Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Usarkopf Mountain 14 kmW

25–60 km1,595 places

  • Sauer River 59 kmW
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 48 kmNE
  • Mariannenaue Island 60 kmNE
  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 49 kmN

60–100 km3,448 places

  • Steinkopf Mountain 95 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 90 kmNW
  • Reinersberg Mountain 99 kmNW
  • Preis Berg Mountain 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Herrstein

2 places
  1. 1 Herrstein 1K

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

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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