Mountain

Galgenberg

Located in Burkau, Landkreis Bautzen Coordinates: 51°10′37″ N 14°08′56″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 313 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Burkau; 1.7 km E
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport27 km; PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague120 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Burkau, Landkreis Bautzen. Elevation: 313 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Tanneberg and Burkauer Berg.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: July (85 mm)
Driest month: April (38 mm)

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7° 0°

12° 3°

18° 7°

20° 11°

22° 12°

23° 12°

18° 9°

13° 5°

6° 1°

3° -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 Galgenberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	7°	12°	18°	20°	22°	23°	18°	13°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	0°	3°	7°	11°	12°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	50	44	53	38	59	67	85	81	58	48	58	55

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 32 km to the southwest.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 27 kmwest
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 120 kmsouth
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 136 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 32 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 94 kmsouthwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 123 kmsouth
Leipzig Population: 505K 125 kmwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 149 kmwest

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 243 historic and cultural sites, 1,647 natural sites, 462 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km260 places

Weißiger Großteich Lake 18 kmN
Rocknitzteich Lake 19 kmN
Lugteich Lake 24 kmNW
Litzenteich Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,069 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 39 kmSW
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 28 kmSW
Vosí vrch Mountain 37 kmSE
Buschteich Lake 34 kmNE

60–100 km1,023 places

Lysá Mountain 84 kmSE
Hořidla Mountain 71 kmS
Lutzke River 96 kmN
Meierei-See Lake 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Burkau Village, Burkau
1.7 km E
Rammenau Village, Landkreis Bautzen
2.6 km SW
Elstra Village, Landkreis Bautzen
4.4 km N
Gut Oberburkau Village, Burkau
0.7 km N
Rammenau Village, Rammenau
3.2 km S
Kaschwitz Village, Panschwitz-Kuckau
3.8 km NE

Galgenberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tanneberg Mountain, Rammenau
1.2 km SW
Burkauer Berg Mountain, Burkau
1.4 km S
Kuppe Mountain, Rammenau
1.7 km W
Eichberg Mountain, Elstra
1.8 km N
Hochstein Mountain, Elstra
2.6 km W
Marienberg Mountain, Burkau
3.4 km E
Ohorner Steinberg Mountain, Elstra
3.6 km NW
Burkau, Kirche Attraction, Burkau
1.3 km E

Galgenberg

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