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Annaberg-Buchholz

Located in Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony Coordinates: 50°34′00″ N 13°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Annaberg-Buchholz Annaberg-Buchholz
Location in Germany
Population
18,815
18.8K
Elevation
577 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
21
listed under Annaberg-Buchholz
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport41 km
DRS Dresden Airport83 km

About Annaberg-Buchholz

Annaberg-Buchholz is a village. Location: Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. Population: 18,815. Elevation: 577 m.

From Wikipedia

Annaberg-Buchholz (German pronunciation: [ˈanabɛʁk ˈbuːxhɔlts] ) is a town in Saxony, in eastern Germany. Lying in the Ore Mountains, it is the capital of the district of Erzgebirgskreis.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
28.1 km²
Official website
annaberg-buchholz.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Annaberg-Buchholz over time

Population of Annaberg-Buchholz over time
2017 20,000
2019 19,769
2021 19,118
2022 19,407
2023 19,470
2024 18,815
2025 18,882

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Annaberg-Buchholz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (104 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 Annaberg-Buchholz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°6°11°16°19°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)5752675572931049065626067

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

How to get to Annaberg-Buchholz

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 30 km to the north.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 41 kmsouth
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 83 kmnortheast
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 30 kmnorth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 75 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 107 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Annaberg-Buchholz

Within 100 km: 327 historic and cultural sites, 2,005 natural sites, 465 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km330 places

  • Talsperre Cranzahl Lake 7 kmS
  • Talsperre Saidenbach Lake 25 kmNE
  • Reservoir Neunzehnhain I Lake 22 kmNE
  • Reservoir Neunzehnhain II Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km779 places

  • Stoličná Mountain 25 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 35 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 48 kmSE
  • Sprotte River 58 kmNW

60–100 km1,688 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 68 kmNE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 80 kmNE
  • Hořidla Mountain 90 kmE
  • Zipfelteich Lake 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Annaberg-Buchholz

21 places
  1. 1 Annaberg-Buchholz 23.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature3

Heritage & sights8

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources