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Schwollen

Located in Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°42′00″ N 7°11′00″ E

Schwollen
Prankster · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
449
449
Elevation
460 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Schwollen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport28 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport54 km

About Schwollen

Schwollen is a village. Location: Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 449. Elevation: 460 m.

From Wikipedia

Schwollen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvɔlən] ) 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 of Birkenfeld, whose seat is in the like-named town. The village is known for its mineral springs.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
8.8 km²
Official website
vg-birkenfeld.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Schwollen over time

Population of Schwollen over time
1975 460
2017 434
2019 435
2021 427
2022 444
2023 449
2024 449
2025 462

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Schwollen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
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 Schwollen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°16°19°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)827176627877726372848697

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schwollen

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 28 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 40 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 28 kmnorth
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 54 kmsouth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 71 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 40 kmwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 53 kmsouth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 78 kmnorth
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 85 kmeast
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 87 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Schwollen

Within 100 km: 614 historic and cultural sites, 3,465 natural sites, 785 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 17 kmSW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 9 kmN
  • Bostalsee Lake 17 kmSW
  • Usarkopf Mountain 10 kmN

25–60 km1,377 places

  • Sauer River 48 kmW
  • Weinfelder Maar Lake 58 kmNW
  • Pulvermaar Lake 51 kmN
  • Meerfelder Maar Lake 54 kmNW

60–100 km3,162 places

  • Steinkopf Mountain 91 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 90 kmNW
  • Reinersberg Mountain 95 kmNW
  • Preis Berg Mountain 93 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schwollen

1 place
  1. 1 Schwollen 456

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources