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Mountain

Die Schanzen

Located in Jahnatal, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 51°12′00″ N 13°06′00″ E

Map showing the location of Die Schanzen Die Schanzen
Location in Germany
Elevation
199 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sömnitz
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 Airport47 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport65 km

About Die Schanzen

Die Schanzen is a mountain. Location: Jahnatal, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 199 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Schmiedeberg and Kiebitzbach.

Climate of Die Schanzen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
February (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 Die Schanzen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°13°18°22°24°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°4°8°12°13°13°10°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)443644385750787252395452

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

How to get to Die Schanzen

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 42 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 47 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 65 kmwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 42 kmsouth
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 48 kmeast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 53 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 84 kmwest

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

Day trips from Die Schanzen

Within 100 km: 423 historic and cultural sites, 2,011 natural sites, 574 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km173 places

  • Langer Rodaer See Lake 18 kmNW
  • Horstsee Lake 15 kmNW
  • Großteich Lake 20 kmNW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,119 places

  • Sprotte River 56 kmSW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 44 kmW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 54 kmNW
  • Vierteich Lake 42 kmE

60–100 km1,716 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 60 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 66 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 98 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 95 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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