Falkenstein
Located in Falkenstein/Harz, Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°40′55″ N 11°15′54″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 323 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport73 km
- ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport81 km
About Falkenstein
Falkenstein is a historic site. Location: Falkenstein/Harz, Landkreis Harz. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Falckenstein, Burg, Burgkapelle and Eckartsberg.
Climate of Falkenstein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 40 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 28 | 37 | 40 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 40 | 39 |
How to get to Falkenstein
The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Halle, 54 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 73 kmsoutheast
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 81 kmsouth
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 133 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Halle Population: 237.9K 54 kmsoutheast
- Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 56 kmnortheast
- Salzgitter Population: 105K 79 kmnorthwest
- Erfurt Population: 218.8K 80 kmsouth
- Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 82 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Falkenstein
Within 100 km: 552 historic and cultural sites, 3,089 natural sites, 734 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km296 places
- Teufelsteich Lake 13 kmSW
- Kunstteich Lake 3 kmNW
- Wippertalsperre Lake 15 kmS
- Ziegenberg Mountain 14 kmS
25–60 km1,411 places
- Schalk River 60 kmW
- Sarre River 36 kmN
- Ehle River 31 kmNE
- Bere River 38 kmSW
60–100 km2,668 places
- Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 73 kmS
- Roda River 92 kmS
- Roda River 94 kmS
- Frieda River 96 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Falckenstein, Burg, Burgkapelle Historic site, Falkenstein/Harz<0.1 km SE
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Eckartsberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz1.3 km N
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Großer Schwedeberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz1.6 km S
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Schloß Asseburg Historic site, Falkenstein/Harz2.4 km NE
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Kirchberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz2 km N
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Pastorhohenberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz2.8 km N
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Forst Meisdorf Natural site, Saxony-Anhalt2 km SW
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Kleiner Sauberg Mountain, Falkenstein/Harz3.7 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Pansfelde Village, Falkenstein/Harz2.7 km S
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Ballenstedt Village, Landkreis Harz6 km NW -
Degenershausen Village, Falkenstein/Harz2.7 km E
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Meisdorf Village, Falkenstein/Harz3.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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