Mountain

Falkenstein

Located in Zschorlau, Erzgebirgskreis Coordinates: 50°33′00″ N 12°40′00″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 480 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Bockau; 1.7 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: KLV Karlovy Vary Airport42 km; DRS Dresden Airport101 km

About Falkenstein

Falkenstein is a mountain. Location: Zschorlau, Erzgebirgskreis. Elevation: 480 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Lerchenberg and Steinberg.

Photos of Falkenstein

Morgenleithe Aagnverglaser · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Falkenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -4°)
Wettest month: July (98 mm)
Driest month: February (46 mm)

1° -3°

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6° -1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

21° 11°

17° 8°

12° 4°

6° 1°

2° -2°

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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 Falkenstein
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	6°	12°	17°	20°	22°	21°	17°	12°	6°	2°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-4°	-1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	4°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	49	46	56	52	70	85	98	90	67	59	60	61

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

How to get to Falkenstein

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 42 kmsoutheast
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 101 kmnortheast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 102 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 37 kmnortheast
Gera Population: 104.7K 55 kmnorthwest
Jena Population: 104.7K 87 kmnorthwest
Leipzig Population: 505K 90 kmnorth
Dresden Population: 564.9K 94 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Falkenstein

Within 100 km: 382 historic and cultural sites, 2,345 natural sites, 532 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km353 places

Pláň Mountain 23 kmS
Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 16 kmS
Waldsee Lake 14 kmSW
Muldenberger Talsperre Lake 25 kmSW

25–60 km754 places

Stoličná Mountain 38 kmSE
Sprotte River 47 kmN
Wüster Teich Lake 42 kmW
Weidatalsperre Lake 51 kmW

60–100 km2,152 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 90 kmNE
Český Les Mountain 99 kmS
Svatý Prokop Landmark 62 kmSE
Roda River 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bockau Village, Bockau
1.7 km SE
Bockau Village, Erzgebirgskreis
2.6 km SE
Zschorlau Town, Zschorlau
2.2 km NW
Albernau Village, Zschorlau
1 km W
Neuer Anbau Village, Zschorlau
1.3 km SW
Lauter-Bernsbach Village, Erzgebirgskreis
5.1 km E

Falkenstein

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lerchenberg Mountain, Zschorlau
2.2 km NW
Steinberg Mountain, Zschorlau
2.5 km W
Albernau, Pfarrkirche St. Johannis Attraction, Zschorlau
0.6 km W
Hahnberg Mountain, Zschorlau
3 km SW
Oberer Sachsen-Stein Mountain, Lauter-Bernsbach
3.3 km E
Brand Mountain, Lauter-Bernsbach
3.4 km E
Roter Berg Mountain, Stützengrün
3.5 km W
Lauknersknochen Mountain, Lauter-Bernsbach
3.5 km E

Falkenstein

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources