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Hochkirch

Local name: Bukecy

Located in Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°08′56″ N 14°34′14″ E

Map showing the location of Hochkirch Hochkirch
Location in Germany
Population
2,162
2.2K
Elevation
289 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
25
listed under Hochkirch
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport56 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague119 km

About Hochkirch

Hochkirch is a village. Location: Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony. Population: 2,162. Elevation: 289 m.

From Wikipedia

Hochkirch (German: [ˈhoːxkɪʁç]) or Bukecy (Upper Sorbian: [ˈbukɛtsɨ]) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is known for the 1758 Battle of Hochkirch, part of the Seven Years' War. The municipality (except Breitendorf) is part of the recognised Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
41.8 km²
Official website
hochkirch.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Hochkirch

  • Cunewalde
  • Löbau

Population of Hochkirch over time

Population of Hochkirch over time
2017 2,280
2019 2,262
2021 2,259
2022 2,261
2023 2,225
2024 2,162
2025 2,161

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hochkirch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
August (89 mm)
Driest month
April (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Hochkirch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°18°20°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)534553427166888958495757

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hochkirch

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 56 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 59 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 56 kmwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 119 kmsouth
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 139 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 59 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 118 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 120 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 155 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 173 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hochkirch

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 1,374 natural sites, 346 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Schlossteich Lake 24 kmN
  • Speicherbecken Quitzdorf Lake 19 kmNE
  • Litzenteich Lake 19 kmNW
  • Großteich Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km716 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 49 kmSW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 31 kmS
  • Buschteich Lake 31 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 33 kmN

60–100 km959 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Lysá Mountain 70 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 78 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hochkirch

25 places
  1. 1 Hochkirch 2.5K
  2. 2 Pommritz 187
  3. 3 Meschwitz 160
  4. 4 Rodewitz 144
  5. 5 Wuischke 137
  6. 6 Kohlwesa 120
  7. 7 Zschorna 106
  8. 8 Lehn 93
  9. 9 Plotzen 92
  10. 10 Wawitz 76
  11. 11 Sornßig 74
  12. 12 Kuppritz 65
  13. 13 Niethen 47
  14. 14 Neuwuischke 27
  15. 15 Neu Kuppritz 20

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature6

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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