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Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

Located in Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°04′49″ N 14°25′46″ E

Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
5,849
5.8K
Elevation
285 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
17
listed under Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport47 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague110 km

About Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

Schirgiswalde-Kirschau is a village. Location: Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony. Population: 5,849. Elevation: 285 m.

From Wikipedia

Schirgiswalde-Kirschau (German pronunciation: [ʃɪʁɡɪsˈvaldə ˈkɪʁʃaʊ]; Upper Sorbian: Šěrachow-Korzym, pronounced [ˈʃɪʁaxɔf ˈkɔʁzɨm]) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It was formed on January 1, 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities Schirgiswalde, Kirschau and Crostau.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
2011
Area
24.3 km²
Official website
stadt-schirgiswalde-kirschau.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

  • Obergurig
  • Wilthen
  • Steinigtwolmsdorf
  • Cunewalde

Population of Schirgiswalde-Kirschau over time

Population of Schirgiswalde-Kirschau over time
2017 6,299
2019 6,227
2021 6,084
2022 6,107
2023 5,978
2024 5,849
2025 5,754

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
August (91 mm)
Driest month
April (36 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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
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°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)585159366462909160506260

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 47 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 49 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 47 kmwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 110 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 145 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 49 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 109 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 110 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 147 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 166 kmwest

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

Day trips from Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 1,465 natural sites, 367 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 21 kmS
  • Litzenteich Lake 21 kmN
  • Bautzen Reservoir Lake 15 kmN
  • Malena Lake 12 kmNE

25–60 km824 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 48 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 36 kmSW
  • Buschteich Lake 37 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 39 kmN

60–100 km932 places

  • Lysá Mountain 65 kmSE
  • Tvarožník Mountain 83 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 61 kmS
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

17 places
  1. 1 Schirgiswalde 3K
  2. 2 Kirschau 2.6K
  3. 3 Crostau 1.8K
  4. 4 Kleinpostwitz 58

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

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources