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Frauenstein

Located in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony Coordinates: 50°48′00″ N 13°33′00″ E

Map showing the location of Frauenstein Frauenstein
Location in Germany
Population
2,656
2.7K
Elevation
627 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Frauenstein
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport40 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport80 km

About Frauenstein

Frauenstein is a village. Location: Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Population: 2,656. Elevation: 627 m.

From Wikipedia

Frauenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaʊənˌʃtaɪn] ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Ore Mountains, 19 km (11.81 mi) southeast of Freiberg, and 33 km (20.51 mi) southwest of Dresden. Frauenstein Castle is located northeast of the town centre.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
59 km²
Official website
frauenstein-erzgebirge.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Frauenstein over time

Population of Frauenstein over time
2015 2,936
2017 2,860
2019 2,829
2021 2,705
2022 2,714
2023 2,690
2024 2,656
2025 2,667

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Frauenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (111 mm)
Driest month
April (55 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Frauenstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°10°16°19°20°20°16°11°4°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)6661825575981118763666372

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Frauenstein

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 31 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 40 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 80 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 31 kmnortheast
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 44 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 100 kmsoutheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 104 kmwest

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

Day trips from Frauenstein

Within 100 km: 316 historic and cultural sites, 1,927 natural sites, 418 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km331 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 15 kmNE
  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 12 kmS
  • Talsperre Malter Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km985 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 33 kmNE
  • Hořidla Mountain 58 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Vierteich Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km1,345 places

  • Lysá Mountain 93 kmE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 61 kmE
  • Pláň Mountain 81 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Frauenstein

15 places
  1. 1 Frauenstein 3.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature10

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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