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Oelsen

Located in Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis Coordinates: 51°01′59″ N 12°14′50″ E

Map showing the location of Oelsen Oelsen
Location in Germany
Elevation
198 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport43 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport91 km

About Oelsen

Oelsen is a village. Location: Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis. Elevation: 198 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Kropschberg and Große Schnauder.

Climate of Oelsen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
January (32 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 Oelsen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°11°13°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)323341355658796952374840

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

How to get to Oelsen

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 43 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 21 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 43 kmnorth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 91 kmwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gera Population: 104.7K 21 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 35 kmnorth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 48 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 53 kmsoutheast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 53 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Oelsen

Within 100 km: 475 historic and cultural sites, 2,554 natural sites, 686 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km108 places

  • Sprotte River 16 kmSE
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 20 kmNE
  • Pleiße Stausee Lake 20 kmNE
  • Zedtlitzer Höhe Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,005 places

  • Roda River 49 kmW
  • Roda River 49 kmW
  • Rabeninsel Island 52 kmNW
  • Zipfelteich Lake 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,602 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 70 kmW
  • Stoličná Mountain 97 kmSE
  • Pláň Mountain 81 kmS
  • Wüster Teich Lake 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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