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Mountain

Große Schanze

Located in Bad Lauchstädt, Saalekreis Coordinates: 51°24′17″ N 11°48′40″ E

Map showing the location of Große Schanze Große Schanze
Location in Germany
Elevation
150 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schafstädt
3.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport29 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport76 km

About Große Schanze

Große Schanze is a mountain. Location: Bad Lauchstädt, Saalekreis. Elevation: 150 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Galgenhügel and Windenberg.

Climate of Große Schanze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 43 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (73 mm)
Driest month
January (29 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 Große Schanze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)293037325949735946334340

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Große Schanze

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Halle, 14 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 29 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 76 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 140 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Halle Population: 237.9K 14 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 40 kmeast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 55 kmsouth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 61 kmsouth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 72 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Große Schanze

Within 100 km: 571 historic and cultural sites, 2,425 natural sites, 685 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Rabeninsel Island 11 kmNE
  • Süßer See Lake 14 kmNW
  • Kerrnersee Lake 10 kmNW
  • Hufeisensee Lake 17 kmNE

25–60 km937 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 58 kmSW
  • Ehle River 59 kmN
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 55 kmSE
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 45 kmE

60–100 km2,533 places

  • Sprotte River 67 kmSE
  • Sarre River 73 kmNW
  • Roda River 60 kmS
  • Roda River 62 kmS

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