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Heimburg

Located in Blankenburg (Harz), Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°49′24″ N 10°54′41″ E

Heimburg
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Population
971
971
Elevation
231 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport94 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport102 km

About Heimburg

Heimburg is a village. Location: Blankenburg (Harz), Landkreis Harz. Population: 971. Elevation: 231 m.

From Wikipedia

Heimburg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Blankenburg am Harz. On a hilltop above the village are the ruins of the old Heimburg Castle which, today, is a good viewing point. Heimburg also lies at the foot of the Ziegenberge, a chain of small hills that have been designated as a nature reserve and run as far as Benzingerode. There are good views from the crest over the Harz Foreland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
19.6 km²
Official website
heimburg-harz.de

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Heimburg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (81 mm)
Driest month
February (53 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 Heimburg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°11°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)685371576479746963627381

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heimburg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 94 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 50 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 94 kmsouth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 102 kmsoutheast
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 60 kmnortheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 67 kmnorth
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 75 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Heimburg

Within 100 km: 509 historic and cultural sites, 3,432 natural sites, 754 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km411 places

  • Aue River 20 kmNW
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 10 kmSW
  • Talsperre Wendefurth Lake 9 kmS
  • Rappbodetalsperre Lake 11 kmS

25–60 km1,666 places

  • Schalk River 33 kmW
  • Sarre River 37 kmNE
  • Ehle River 43 kmE
  • Bere River 32 kmS

60–100 km2,618 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 92 kmS
  • Wiehe River 92 kmNW
  • Ohe River 91 kmNW
  • Frieda River 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Altenburg Mountain, Blankenburg (Harz)
    0.4 km N
  • Nackenberg Mountain, Blankenburg (Harz)
    1.5 km SW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain, Wernigerode
    1.1 km SW
  • Struvenburg Mountain, Blankenburg (Harz)
    1.5 km W
  • Tierstein Mountain, Blankenburg (Harz)
    2.3 km NE
  • Klobe Mountain, Wernigerode
    2 km W

Sources & licences

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