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Burgenlandkreis

Located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Coordinates: 51°08′24″ N 11°51′28″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 173,684; 173.7K
Elevation: 124 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 33; listed under Burgenlandkreis
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport41 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport65 km

About Burgenlandkreis

Burgenlandkreis is a municipality. Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Population: 173,684. Elevation: 124 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Wethau and Buchholz.

Photos of Burgenlandkreis

Burg Schönburg Mewes at German Wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of Burgenlandkreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 46 mm

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (76 mm)
Driest month: January (32 mm)

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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 Burgenlandkreis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	13°	19°	21°	24°	24°	20°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	32	32	41	38	59	62	76	64	47	36	46	43

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Burgenlandkreis

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 41 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jena, 30 km to the southwest.

Airports

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 41 kmnortheast
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 65 kmwest
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Jena Population: 104.7K 30 kmsouthwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 33 kmsoutheast
Halle Population: 237.9K 39 kmnorth
Leipzig Population: 505K 42 kmnortheast
Erfurt Population: 218.8K 60 kmwest

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

Day trips from Burgenlandkreis

Within 100 km: 561 historic and cultural sites, 2,883 natural sites, 723 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

Zietschkuppe Mountain 22 kmSW
Volksberg Mountain 18 kmW
Sausberg Mountain 25 kmW
Sandberg Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,055 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 45 kmW
Sprotte River 45 kmSE
Roda River 34 kmSW
Roda River 35 kmSW

60–100 km2,966 places

Ehle River 88 kmN
Bere River 89 kmNW
Tietal Lake 96 kmNW
Zipfelteich Lake 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.