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Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp

Located in Weißwasser/O.L., Landkreis Görlitz Coordinates: 51°30′16″ N 14°38′05″ E

Map showing the location of Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Weißwasser
0.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
138 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport73 km
IEG Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport107 km

About Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp

Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Weißwasser/O.L., Landkreis Görlitz. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Braunsteich and Azalea and Rhododendron Park Kromlau.

Climate of Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (92 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 Weißwasser/Lausitz 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)464146366356927552425049

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 73 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 80 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 73 kmsouthwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 107 kmnortheast
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 141 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 147 kmnorthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from Weißwasser/Lausitz Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 1,230 natural sites, 483 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

  • Buschteich Lake 16 kmSW
  • Obersee Lake 15 kmSW
  • Winkelteich Lake 16 kmSW
  • Wildesee Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km534 places

  • Lutzke River 53 kmN
  • Wiesenteich Lake 31 kmW
  • Wergteich Lake 41 kmNW
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 40 kmSW

60–100 km1,270 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 89 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 78 kmSW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 70 kmS
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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