Village

Großwelka

Local name: Wulki Wjelkow

Located in Bautzen/Budyšin, Landkreis Bautzen Coordinates: 51°12′42″ N 14°22′55″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 258; 258
Elevation: 215 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 Airport44 km; PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague124 km

About Großwelka

Großwelka is a village. Location: Bautzen/Budyšin, Landkreis Bautzen. Population: 258. Elevation: 215 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Wiewalze and Chorberg.

At a glance

Area: 2.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Großwelka

Windmühlenberg Conny · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wiewalze Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chorberg Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population of Großwelka over time

Population of Großwelka over time
2014		243
2022		258
2023		258

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Großwelka

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: August (77 mm)
Driest month: April (41 mm)

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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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Großwelka
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	8°	12°	18°	21°	23°	23°	19°	13°	7°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	0°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	48	42	50	41	62	62	76	77	54	44	54	53

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Großwelka

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 44 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 48 km to the west.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 44 kmwest
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 124 kmsouth
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 142 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 48 kmwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 110 kmwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 125 kmsouth
Leipzig Population: 505K 141 kmwest
Potsdam Population: 184.8K 160 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Großwelka

Within 100 km: 205 historic and cultural sites, 1,491 natural sites, 415 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km228 places

Buschteich Lake 23 kmN
Winkelteich Lake 22 kmN
Weißiger Großteich Lake 23 kmNW
Truhenteich Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km902 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 53 kmSW
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 42 kmSW
Vosí vrch Mountain 36 kmS
Obersee Lake 25 kmN

60–100 km981 places

Lysá Mountain 80 kmS
Tvarožník Mountain 93 kmSE
Hořidla Mountain 75 kmS
Jastrzębiec Mountain 87 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Wiewalze Mountain, Bautzen/Budyšin
0.8 km S
Chorberg Mountain, Bautzen/Budyšin
1.9 km S
Salzenforst TP Mountain, Bautzen/Budyšin
2.1 km S
Windmühlenberg Mountain, Bautzen/Budyšin
4.3 km S
Weinberg Mountain, Neschwitz
3.6 km NW
Bautzen Concentration Camp Historic site, Bautzen/Budyšin
4.4 km SE