Mountain

Galgenberg

Located in Ballenstedt, Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°44′00″ N 11°15′00″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 189 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ballenstedt; 2 km SW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport76 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport86 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Ballenstedt, Landkreis Harz. Elevation: 189 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Steinberg and Pastorhohenberg.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 40 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (60 mm)
Driest month: February (28 mm)

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12° 3°

18° 7°

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23° 12°

19° 9°

13° 5°

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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 Galgenberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	18°	20°	23°	23°	19°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	31	28	37	40	58	60	59	56	45	35	40	39

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 51 km to the northeast.

Airports

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 76 kmsoutheast
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 86 kmsouth
Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 134 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 51 kmnortheast
Halle Population: 237.9K 58 kmsoutheast
Salzgitter Population: 105K 74 kmnorthwest
Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 77 kmnorthwest
Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 83 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 548 historic and cultural sites, 3,074 natural sites, 725 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km293 places

Tietal Lake 20 kmN
Talsperre Wendefurth Lake 24 kmW
Teufelsteich Lake 16 kmSW
Seeburg Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km1,428 places

Schalk River 57 kmW
Sarre River 30 kmN
Ehle River 27 kmNE
Bere River 40 kmSW

60–100 km2,626 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 79 kmS
Roda River 98 kmS
Roda River 99 kmS
Frieda River 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ballenstedt Town, Ballenstedt
2 km SW
Radisleben Village, Ballenstedt
2.9 km E
Falkenstein/Harz Village, Landkreis Harz
4.6 km E
Meisdorf Village, Falkenstein/Harz
4 km SE
Opperode Village, Ballenstedt
1.9 km S
Rieder Village, Ballenstedt
5.8 km W

Galgenberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Steinberg Mountain, Ballenstedt
2.2 km NW
Pastorhohenberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz
3.4 km SE
Kirchberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz
3.9 km S
Ruhmberg Mountain, Ballenstedt
3.5 km N
Kaufberg Mountain, Ballenstedt
4.4 km SW
Eckartsberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz
4.5 km S
Ballenstedt Concentration Camp Historic site, Ballenstedt
1.9 km SW
Hohe Warte Mountain, Ballenstedt
5.9 km SW

Galgenberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources