Ruine Drachenfels
Located in Busenberg, Südwestpfalz Coordinates: 49°07′21″ N 7°49′40″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 368 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport42 km
- SCN Saarbrücken Airport53 km
About Ruine Drachenfels
Ruine Drachenfels is a historic site. Location: Busenberg, Südwestpfalz. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Heidenberg and Jüngstberg.
Photos of Ruine Drachenfels
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Nestelberg Ulli1105 · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Kappelstein Steffen 962 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Jüngstberg Steffen 962 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Hoher Kopf Bgfx · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Hohe Derst H. Schreiber · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Ruine Drachenfels
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (85 mm)
- Driest month
- April (58 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 65 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 82 | 83 | 74 | 60 | 67 | 78 | 77 | 85 |
How to get to Ruine Drachenfels
The nearest airport is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Karlsruhe, 44 km to the east.
Airports
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 42 kmsoutheast
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 53 kmwest
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 63 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 44 kmeast
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 60 kmnortheast
- Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 60 kmsouth
- Saarbrücken Population: 183K 61 kmwest
- Mannheim Population: 308K 62 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruine Drachenfels
Within 100 km: 713 historic and cultural sites, 3,450 natural sites, 710 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km564 places
- Zwieselkopf Mountain 15 kmN
- Zündelsberg Mountain 9 kmSW
- Zuckerberg Mountain 16 kmE
- Zöllerberg Mountain 4 kmSW
25–60 km1,239 places
- Rench River 50 kmS
- Insel Flotzgrün Island 48 kmE
- Otterstadter Altrhein Lake 56 kmNE
- Gelterswoog Lake 32 kmN
60–100 km3,070 places
- Unditz River 76 kmS
- Elsenz River 77 kmNE
- Modau River 90 kmNE
- Rüdesheimer Aue Island 95 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Heidenberg Mountain, Busenberg1 km SE
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Jüngstberg Mountain, Bundenthal1.2 km S
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Eichelberg Mountain, Busenberg1.3 km N
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Puhlstein Mountain, Busenberg2.1 km NE
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Löffelsberg Mountain, Busenberg2.5 km NE
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Dickenberg Mountain, Schindhard1.9 km NW
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Fladenstein Mountain, Bundenthal2.4 km S
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Burg Berwartstein Historic site, Erlenbach bei Dahn3 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Busenberg Village, Busenberg0.9 km N
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Bruchweiler-Bärenbach Village, Bruchweiler-Bärenbach2.1 km W
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Bruchweiler-Bärenbach Village, Südwestpfalz2.1 km W
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Schindhard Village, Schindhard2.2 km N
Sources & licences
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