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Mountain

Galgenberg

Located in Dorfchemnitz, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°44′43″ N 13°24′01″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenberg Galgenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
657 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Voigtsdorf
0.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport50 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport69 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Dorfchemnitz, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 657 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Taubenberg and Knochen.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (116 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Galgenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°5°10°16°19°20°20°16°11°4°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°6°9°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)69638657761001168964696576

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

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 35 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 50 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 69 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 35 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 41 kmnortheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 94 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 103 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 340 historic and cultural sites, 1,906 natural sites, 415 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km328 places

  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 9 kmSE
  • Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 8 kmNE
  • Talsperre Lehnmühle Lake 16 kmNE
  • Kunstteich Lake 5 kmW

25–60 km949 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 34 kmNE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 45 kmNE
  • Stoličná Mountain 49 kmSW
  • Taubenteich Lake 52 kmE

60–100 km1,384 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 65 kmE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 72 kmE
  • Pláň Mountain 69 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Voigtsdorf Village, Dorfchemnitz
    0.7 km NW
  • Sayda Village, Landkreis Mittelsachsen
    3.4 km S
  • Sayda Village, Sayda
    4.1 km S
  • Wolfsgrund Village, Dorfchemnitz
    2.9 km N
  • Clausnitz Village, Rechenberg-Bienenmühle
    6 km E
  • Pilsdorf Village, Sayda
    3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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