Village

Röcken

Located in Lützen, Burgenlandkreis Coordinates: 51°14′27″ N 12°06′55″ E

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Population: 600; 600
Elevation: 123 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport22 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport86 km

About Röcken

Röcken is a village. Location: Lützen, Burgenlandkreis. Population: 600. Elevation: 123 m.

From Wikipedia

Röcken (German pronunciation: [ˈʁœkn̩] ) is a village and former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it has been part of the town of Lützen. The village is best known as the birthplace, in 1844, of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The house where he was born still stands today. Nietzsche is also buried in the town. Friedrich's father Carl Ludwig Nietzsche was the pastor here and is also buried in the village.

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At a glance

Area: 11.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Röcken

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Climate of Röcken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 41 mm

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (73 mm)
Driest month: January (28 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 Röcken
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	9°	13°	19°	21°	24°	24°	20°	14°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	28	28	36	34	50	55	73	60	43	32	41	37

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

How to get to Röcken

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 21 km to the northeast.

Airports

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 22 kmnorth
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 86 kmwest
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 116 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Leipzig Population: 505K 21 kmnortheast
Halle Population: 237.9K 28 kmnorth
Gera Population: 104.7K 40 kmsouth
Jena Population: 104.7K 51 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 73 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Röcken

Within 100 km: 522 historic and cultural sites, 2,380 natural sites, 669 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km157 places

Elsterbecken Lake 20 kmNE
Pleiße Stausee Lake 21 kmE
Kulkwitzer See Lake 12 kmNE
Kulkwitzer Lachen Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km876 places

Sprotte River 40 kmSE
Roda River 54 kmSW
Roda River 55 kmSW
Rabeninsel Island 27 kmNW

60–100 km2,538 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 65 kmW
Sarre River 99 kmNW
Ehle River 85 kmNW
Tietal Lake 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Weinberg Mountain, Lützen
4.5 km S
Leichenhügel Mountain, Bad Dürrenberg
4.5 km NW
Rippach River, Saxony-Anhalt
3.7 km SW
Monarchenhügel Mountain, Lützen
7.1 km SE
Die Höhe Mountain, Saxony-Anhalt
5.7 km E
Fuchsberg Mountain, Weißenfels
8.6 km W