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Galgenberg

Located in Hecklingen, Salzlandkreis Coordinates: 51°51′00″ N 11°31′00″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenberg Galgenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
110 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hecklingen
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport69 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport104 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Hecklingen, Salzlandkreis. Elevation: 110 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Weinbergsgrund and Drellberg.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 37 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (55 mm)
Driest month
February (26 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 Galgenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)302634355455545541333737

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 32 km to the north.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 69 kmsoutheast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 104 kmsouth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 143 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 32 kmnorth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 82 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 513 historic and cultural sites, 2,678 natural sites, 730 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Sarre River 19 kmNW
  • Ehle River 6 kmN
  • Tietal Lake 20 kmW
  • Seeburg Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,137 places

  • Ehle River 42 kmN
  • Aue River 54 kmNW
  • Aue River 53 kmW
  • Rabeninsel Island 52 kmSE

60–100 km2,586 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 94 kmS
  • Schalk River 75 kmW
  • Bere River 62 kmSW
  • Mittelbruch Island 96 kmNE

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