Erzgebirge, Erzgebirgskreis — Population, elevation and map

About Erzgebirge

Erzgebirge is a mountain. Location: Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. Population: 255,967. Elevation: 640 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Hirsch-Berg and Langenbrucken Berg.

Photos of Erzgebirge

Luchberg R.D. -- Rolf-Dresden · CC BY 2.5
Finckenfang Norbert Kaiser · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Erzgebirge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: July (91 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

0° -5°

1° -5°

5° -2°

10° 1°

16° 6°

19° 9°

21° 11°

16° 7°

11° 3°

4° -1°

1° -3°

Jan

49

Feb

43

Mar

55

Apr

47

May

66

Jun

80

Jul

91

Aug

82

Sep

55

Oct

52

Nov

55

Dec

58

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 Erzgebirge
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	1°	5°	10°	16°	19°	21°	21°	16°	11°	4°	1°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-5°	-2°	1°	6°	9°	11°	11°	7°	3°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	49	43	55	47	66	80	91	82	55	52	55	58

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Erzgebirge

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 27 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 18 km to the north.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 27 kmnorth
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 94 kmsouth
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 100 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 18 kmnorth
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 63 kmwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 100 kmsoutheast
Leipzig Population: 505K 112 kmnorthwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 122 kmwest

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

Day trips from Erzgebirge

Within 100 km: 296 historic and cultural sites, 1,886 natural sites, 411 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km382 places

Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 12 kmNE
Taubenteich Lake 23 kmE
Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 7 kmSW
Rückhaltebecken Mordgrundbach Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km964 places

Hořidla Mountain 51 kmSE
Vosí vrch Mountain 41 kmE
Weißiger Großteich Lake 53 kmNE
Vierteich Lake 41 kmN

60–100 km1,247 places

Lysá Mountain 80 kmSE
Stoličná Mountain 80 kmSW
Svatý Prokop Landmark 84 kmSW
Sprotte River 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Müglitztal Village, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
1.8 km N
Liebstadt Village, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
4.1 km SE
Maxen Neighbourhood, Müglitztal
3.4 km N
Schlottwitz Village, Liebstadt
1.5 km S
Reinhardtsgrimma Village, Glashütte
4.2 km W
Glashütte Village, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
5.6 km SW

Erzgebirge

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hirsch-Berg Mountain, Liebstadt
0.2 km NE
Langenbrucken Berg Mountain, Liebstadt
1.2 km NE
Lederberg Mountain, Liebstadt
1.3 km S
Lerchenhügel Mountain, Glashütte
1.5 km NW
Grauhübel Mountain, Glashütte
1.7 km SW
Kleppelberg Mountain, Liebstadt
1.8 km S
Dreiberge Mountain, Müglitztal
2 km NW
Eichleite Mountain, Liebstadt
2.6 km SE