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Village

Gottscheina

Located in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Coordinates: 51°25′32″ N 12°28′52″ E

Gottscheina
Jwaller · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
132 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport17 km
DRS Dresden Airport95 km

About Gottscheina

Gottscheina is a village. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Wachtelberg and Weinberg.

Climate of Gottscheina

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (68 mm)
Driest month
February (32 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 Gottscheina
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)353240374952686349384441

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

How to get to Gottscheina

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 17 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 12 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 17 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 95 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 117 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 35 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 67 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 83 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Gottscheina

Within 100 km: 520 historic and cultural sites, 1,910 natural sites, 594 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Vogtlandsee Lake 5 kmNW
  • Herthasee Lake 25 kmSE
  • Großsteinberger See Lake 21 kmSE
  • Elsterbecken Lake 13 kmSW

25–60 km649 places

  • Sprotte River 54 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 38 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 31 kmS
  • Süßer See Lake 57 kmW

60–100 km2,171 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 97 kmSW
  • Sarre River 100 kmNW
  • Roda River 86 kmSW
  • Roda River 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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