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Niesky Concentration Camp

Located in Niesky, Landkreis Görlitz Coordinates: 51°17′35″ N 14°49′52″ E

Map showing the location of Niesky Concentration Camp Niesky Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Niesky
0.7 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
176 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport76 km
IEG Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport115 km

About Niesky Concentration Camp

Niesky Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Niesky, Landkreis Görlitz. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Wolfsberg and Wespenberg.

Climate of Niesky Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (80 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Niesky Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°13°19°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)473945446865807853455153

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Niesky Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 81 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 76 kmwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 115 kmnortheast
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 139 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 81 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 137 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 143 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 168 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 172 kmwest

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

Day trips from Niesky Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 1,218 natural sites, 329 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km114 places

  • Schlossteich Lake 18 kmNW
  • Speicherbecken Quitzdorf Lake 5 kmW
  • Großteich Lake 5 kmW
  • Bannerteich Lake 5 kmW

25–60 km545 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 54 kmSW
  • Buschteich Lake 30 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 31 kmNW
  • Winkelteich Lake 28 kmNW

60–100 km1,069 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 84 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 72 kmSW
  • Lysá Mountain 84 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 74 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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