Village

Briesnitz

Located in Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden Coordinates: 51°03′52″ N 13°40′13″ E

Paulae · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 3,353; 3.4K
Elevation: 134 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport10 km; LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport108 km

About Briesnitz

Briesnitz is a village. Location: Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden. Population: 3,353. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Briesnitzer Kirche and Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahn).

Photos of Briesnitz

Collmberg Jörg Blobelt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Steinhübel Stefan Kühn · CC0
Catholic Court Church X-Weinzar · CC BY-SA 3.0
Briesnitzer Kirche X-Weinzar · CC BY-SA 2.5
Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahn) Christian Liebscher · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population of Briesnitz over time

Population of Briesnitz over time
1834		224
1871		515
1890		1,307
1910		3,353

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Briesnitz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (81 mm)
Driest month: February (36 mm)

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14° 4°

20° 9°

22° 12°

24° 14°

19° 10°

14° 6°

8° 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 Briesnitz
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	9°	14°	20°	22°	24°	24°	19°	14°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	9°	12°	14°	14°	10°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	42	36	44	45	60	69	81	77	50	45	52	52

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

How to get to Briesnitz

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 10 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 5 km to the east.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 10 kmnortheast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 108 kmwest
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 5 kmeast
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 58 kmsouthwest
Leipzig Population: 505K 96 kmwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 113 kmwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 121 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Briesnitz

Within 100 km: 343 historic and cultural sites, 1,980 natural sites, 509 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km322 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 21 kmSE
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 23 kmSE
Vierteich Lake 22 kmN
Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km1,089 places

Vosí vrch Mountain 55 kmE
Weißiger Großteich Lake 43 kmNE
Toffelsteich Lake 40 kmNW
Taubenteich Lake 41 kmSE

60–100 km1,421 places

Lysá Mountain 99 kmSE
Hořidla Mountain 72 kmSE
Stoličná Mountain 90 kmSW
Svatý Prokop Landmark 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Briesnitzer Kirche Attraction, Dresden
0.4 km N
Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahn) Historic site, Dresden
2.1 km E
Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk) Historic site, Dresden
1.6 km E
Dresden, Emmauskirche Attraction, Dresden
2.1 km N
Weißeritz River, Dresden
1.1 km E
Catholic Court Church Attraction, Dresden
4.9 km E