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Falkenstein/Harz

Located in Landkreis Harz, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°44′00″ N 11°19′00″ E

Falkenstein/Harz
Dguendel · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
4,924
4.9K
Elevation
183 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
28
listed under Falkenstein/Harz
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport72 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport88 km

About Falkenstein/Harz

Falkenstein/Harz is a village. Location: Landkreis Harz, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 4,924. Elevation: 183 m.

From Wikipedia

Falkenstein/Harz (German pronunciation: [ˈfalkn̩ˌʃtaɪn] ) is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wieserode. The new community was named after Falkenstein Castle.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
103 km²
Official website
falkenstein-harz.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Falkenstein/Harz over time

Population of Falkenstein/Harz over time
2013 5,575
2017 5,346
2019 5,274
2021 5,166
2022 5,120
2023 5,104
2024 4,924
2025 4,899

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Falkenstein/Harz

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)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Falkenstein/Harz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)312837405860595645354039

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Falkenstein/Harz

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 72 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 72 kmsoutheast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 88 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 138 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 49 kmnortheast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 85 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Falkenstein/Harz

Within 100 km: 547 historic and cultural sites, 2,991 natural sites, 726 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Ehle River 24 kmNE
  • Tietal Lake 21 kmN
  • Teufelsteich Lake 19 kmSW
  • Seeburg Lake 25 kmN

25–60 km1,374 places

  • Sarre River 30 kmN
  • Ehle River 59 kmNE
  • Bere River 44 kmSW
  • Aue River 50 kmNW

60–100 km2,624 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 79 kmS
  • Schalk River 62 kmW
  • Roda River 97 kmS
  • Roda River 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Falkenstein/Harz

28 places

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature11

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources