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Village

Plotzen

Local name: Błócany

Located in Hochkirch, Landkreis Bautzen Coordinates: 51°08′15″ N 14°35′40″ E

Map showing the location of Plotzen Plotzen
Location in Germany
Population
92
92
Elevation
271 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 Airport58 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague118 km

About Plotzen

Plotzen is a village. Location: Hochkirch, Landkreis Bautzen. Population: 92. Elevation: 271 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Malena and Kuppritzer Berg.

Climate of Plotzen

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).

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Climate of Plotzen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°18°21°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 Plotzen

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 61 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 58 kmwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 118 kmsouth
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 139 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 61 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 117 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 122 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 157 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 175 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Plotzen

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 1,360 natural sites, 335 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km232 places

  • Speicherbecken Quitzdorf Lake 19 kmNE
  • Litzenteich Lake 21 kmNW
  • Großteich Lake 22 kmNE
  • Bautzen Reservoir Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km678 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 50 kmSW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 31 kmSW
  • Buschteich Lake 33 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km970 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 61 kmSW
  • Lysá Mountain 68 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 76 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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