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Crostau

Located in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Landkreis Bautzen Coordinates: 51°05′05″ N 14°27′21″ E

Map showing the location of Crostau Crostau
Location in Germany
Population
1,786
1.8K
Elevation
301 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 Airport49 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague110 km

About Crostau

Crostau is a village. Location: Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Landkreis Bautzen. Population: 1,786. Elevation: 301 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Horke and Pickaer Berg.

Climate of Crostau

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).

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Climate of Crostau
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°-2°
Precipitation (mm)585159366462909160506260

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Crostau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 49 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 50 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 49 kmwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 110 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 147 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 50 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 111 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 111 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 148 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 168 kmwest

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

Day trips from Crostau

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 1,437 natural sites, 354 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 22 kmS
  • Litzenteich Lake 21 kmN
  • Bautzen Reservoir Lake 14 kmN
  • Malena Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km801 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 50 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 38 kmW
  • Buschteich Lake 37 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 39 kmN

60–100 km920 places

  • Lysá Mountain 65 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 82 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 62 kmS
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Horke Mountain, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    0.8 km E
  • Pickaer Berg Mountain, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    1.9 km SE
  • Kälbersteine Mountain, Sohland a. d. Spree
    1.4 km S
  • Hohberg Mountain, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    3.6 km SW
  • Wachtberg Mountain, Sohland a. d. Spree
    3.9 km S
  • Herrnsberg Mountain, Cunewalde
    3.5 km NE

Sources & licences

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