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Rochwitz

Located in Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden Coordinates: 51°03′03″ N 13°50′45″ E

Rochwitz
DynaMoToR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,230
1.2K
Elevation
279 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport11 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague110 km

About Rochwitz

Rochwitz is a village. Location: Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden. Population: 1,230. Elevation: 279 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Dresden, Kirche St. Michael and Fernsehturm Dresden.

Population of Rochwitz over time

Population of Rochwitz over time
1834 244
1871 338
1890 552
1910 1,230

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Rochwitz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (85 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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 Rochwitz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°12°18°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)474251426173858256495655

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rochwitz

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 11 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 8 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 11 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 110 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 115 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 8 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 69 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 108 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 115 kmsouth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 125 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rochwitz

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 1,870 natural sites, 473 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 17 kmS
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 13 kmSE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 22 kmS
  • Talsperre Malter Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,019 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 43 kmSE
  • Buschteich Lake 59 kmNE
  • Obersee Lake 60 kmNE
  • Winkelteich Lake 58 kmNE

60–100 km1,248 places

  • Lysá Mountain 88 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 64 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 95 kmSW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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