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Contwig

Located in Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°15′00″ N 7°26′00″ E

Map showing the location of Contwig Contwig
Location in Germany
Population
4,348
4.3K
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Contwig
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport24 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport71 km

About Contwig

Contwig is a village. Location: Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 4,348. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Scheid and Fasanerie.

Climate of Contwig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (98 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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Climate of Contwig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°19°21°24°24°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°7°11°12°11°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)757068587776735967818598

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Contwig

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 24 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) (71 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 31 km to the west.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 24 kmwest
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 71 kmsoutheast
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 78 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 31 kmwest
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 76 kmeast
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 78 kmsouth
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 78 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 80 kmeast

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

Day trips from Contwig

Within 100 km: 656 historic and cultural sites, 2,734 natural sites, 666 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 25 kmNE
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 19 kmN
  • Wasserstein Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Steinhübel Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,571 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 52 kmNW
  • Bostalsee Lake 44 kmNW
  • Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 26 kmNW
  • Bomberg Mountain 32 kmNW

60–100 km2,137 places

  • Sauer River 85 kmNW
  • Unditz River 95 kmS
  • Rench River 75 kmSE
  • Modau River 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Contwig

8 places
  1. 1 Contwig 5K
  2. 2 Stambach 1K

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

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Scheid Mountain, Zweibrücken
    2.1 km NW
  • Fasanerie Historic site, Zweibrücken
    2.9 km W
  • Lammsberg Mountain, Battweiler
    3.8 km N
  • Hellbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    2.9 km W
  • Bunden Bach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    3 km N
  • Auerbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    3.1 km W

Sources & licences

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