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Horke

Located in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Landkreis Bautzen Coordinates: 51°05′00″ N 14°28′00″ E

Map showing the location of Horke Horke
Location in Germany
Elevation
329 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crostau
0.8 km W
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 Horke

Horke is a mountain. Location: Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Landkreis Bautzen. Elevation: 329 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Pickaer Berg and Kälbersteine.

Climate of Horke

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 Horke
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°12°18°20°22°23°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°11°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)585159366462909160506260

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horke

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 49 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 51 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 51 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 111 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 111 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 149 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 169 kmwest

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

Day trips from Horke

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 1,425 natural sites, 350 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 22 kmS
  • Litzenteich Lake 21 kmN
  • Bautzen Reservoir Lake 15 kmN
  • Malena Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km781 places

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

60–100 km917 places

  • Lysá Mountain 65 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 62 kmS
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crostau Village, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    0.8 km W
  • Schirgiswalde Village, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    2.8 km W
  • Kirschau Village, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    2.9 km W
  • Oppach Village, Landkreis Görlitz
    3 km SE
  • Carlsberg Village, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    0.7 km N
  • Wurbis Village, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
    1.1 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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