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Landkreis Harz

Located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Coordinates: 51°56′47″ N 10°58′25″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Harz Landkreis Harz
Location in Germany
Population
205,484
205.5K
Elevation
243 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
20
listed under Landkreis Harz
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport105 km
HAJ Hannover Airport105 km

About Landkreis Harz

Landkreis Harz is a municipality. Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Population: 205,484. Elevation: 243 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Lindhorn and Kolly.

Climate of Landkreis Harz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (67 mm)
Driest month
February (33 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 Landkreis Harz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°7°12°17°20°22°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°6°10°11°11°8°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)413345445767605948434850

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Harz

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 105 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 105 kmsoutheast
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 105 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 50 kmnortheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 55 kmnorth
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 85 kmsouthwest

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

Places in Landkreis Harz

20 places
  1. 1 Halberstadt 37.9K
  2. 2 Wernigerode 32.2K
  3. 3 Quedlinburg 23.1K
  4. 4 Blankenburg (Harz) 19K
  5. 5 Thale 16.8K
  6. 6 Osterwieck 11K
  7. 7 Oberharz am Brocken 9.5K
  8. 8 Ilsenburg (Harz) 9.4K
  9. 9 Ballenstedt 8.4K
  10. 10 Nordharz 7.7K
  11. 11 Harzgerode 7.3K
  12. 12 Huy 6.6K
  13. 13 Falkenstein/Harz 4.9K
  14. 14 Wegeleben 2.4K
  15. 15 Schwanebeck 2.4K
  16. 16 Harsleben 2.2K
  17. 17 Ditfurt 1.4K
  18. 18 Selke-Aue 1.3K
  19. 19 Hedersleben 1.2K
  20. 20 Groß Quenstedt 846

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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