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Mountain

Knochen

Located in Dorfchemnitz, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°45′00″ N 13°25′00″ E

Map showing the location of Knochen Knochen
Location in Germany
Elevation
588 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sayda
3.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport49 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport71 km

About Knochen

Knochen is a mountain. Location: Dorfchemnitz, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 588 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Taubenberg and Galgenberg.

Climate of Knochen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
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 Knochen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°11°16°19°21°21°17°11°5°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)69638657761001168964696576

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

How to get to Knochen

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 36 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 49 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 71 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 36 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 40 kmnortheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 95 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 Knochen

Within 100 km: 338 historic and cultural sites, 1,912 natural sites, 416 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km331 places

  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 9 kmSE
  • Talsperre Malter Lake 25 kmNE
  • Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 7 kmN
  • Talsperre Lehnmühle Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km948 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 32 kmNE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 44 kmNE
  • Stoličná Mountain 50 kmSW
  • Taubenteich Lake 51 kmE

60–100 km1,387 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 65 kmE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 71 kmE
  • Pláň Mountain 70 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sayda Village, Landkreis Mittelsachsen
    3.7 km S
  • Voigtsdorf Village, Dorfchemnitz
    1.6 km W
  • Sayda Village, Sayda
    4.3 km S
  • Wolfsgrund Village, Dorfchemnitz
    2.3 km N
  • Mulda Village, Landkreis Mittelsachsen
    5.6 km N
  • Dorfchemnitz Village, Dorfchemnitz
    3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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