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Oberkirn

Located in Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°53′00″ N 7°22′00″ E

Oberkirn
Prankster · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
330
330
Elevation
325 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Oberkirn
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport10 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport77 km

About Oberkirn

Oberkirn is a village. Location: Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 330. Elevation: 325 m.

From Wikipedia

Oberkirn is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
5.4 km²
Official website
oberkirn.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Oberkirn

  • Schwerbach

Population of Oberkirn over time

Population of Oberkirn over time
1975 416
2017 320
2019 319
2021 316
2022 328
2023 327
2024 330
2025 321

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Oberkirn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (72 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 Oberkirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)595258537070676062686572

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oberkirn

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 10 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 54 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 10 kmnorthwest
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 77 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 87 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 54 kmwest
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 54 kmnorth
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 66 kmeast
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 67 kmeast
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 77 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Oberkirn

Within 100 km: 734 historic and cultural sites, 3,890 natural sites, 861 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 16 kmSW
  • Wildburghöhe Mountain 14 kmE
  • Usarkopf Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Schneeberg Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km1,741 places

  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 42 kmE
  • Mariannenaue Island 53 kmE
  • Königsklinger Aue Island 57 kmE
  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 38 kmN

60–100 km3,530 places

  • Steinkopf Mountain 92 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 85 kmNW
  • Reinersberg Mountain 96 kmNW
  • Preis Berg Mountain 94 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Oberkirn

1 place
  1. 1 Oberkirn 364

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources