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Schönau (Pfalz)

Located in Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°04′00″ N 7°45′00″ E

Schönau (Pfalz)
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Population
387
387
Elevation
292 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Schönau (Pfalz)
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport40 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport50 km

About Schönau (Pfalz)

Schönau (Pfalz) is a village. Location: Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 387. Elevation: 292 m.

From Wikipedia

Schönau (German pronunciation: [ˈʃøːnaʊ] ) is a village in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany on the French border. It has a population of roughly 400. A former monastic yard grew into the village near the end of the Middle Ages, due to the establishment of an iron ore smelting plant by the Dukes of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
16.4 km²
Official website
schoenau-pfalz.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Schönau (Pfalz) over time

Population of Schönau (Pfalz) over time
1975 628
2017 426
2019 410
2021 417
2022 416
2023 409
2024 387
2025 381

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Schönau (Pfalz)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Schönau (Pfalz)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°8°11°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)656363588283746067787785

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schönau (Pfalz)

The nearest airport is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Karlsruhe, 48 km to the east.

Airports

  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 40 kmsoutheast
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 50 kmwest
  • Strasbourg Airport (SXB) Strasbourg 59 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 48 kmeast
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 54 kmsouth
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 57 kmwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 69 kmnortheast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 70 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Schönau (Pfalz)

Within 100 km: 645 historic and cultural sites, 3,324 natural sites, 677 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km529 places

  • Zwieselkopf Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Zündelsberg Mountain 1 kmW
  • Zuckerberg Mountain 20 kmE
  • Zöllerberg Mountain 5 kmNE

25–60 km1,214 places

  • Rench River 46 kmS
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 56 kmNE
  • Gelterswoog Lake 37 kmN
  • Altrhein Kleiner Bodensee Lake 44 kmE

60–100 km2,903 places

  • Unditz River 70 kmS
  • Elsenz River 84 kmNE
  • Modau River 98 kmNE
  • Friesenheimer Insel Island 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schönau (Pfalz)

9 places
  1. 1 Schönau 461

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

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature5

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources