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Galgenberg

Located in Lichtenberg/Erzgeb., Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°51′00″ N 13°25′00″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenberg Galgenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lichtenberg
1.8 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport40 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport80 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Lichtenberg/Erzgeb., Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 449 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Sauofen and Gimmlitz.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (101 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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°2°7°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)5850655169831018558576067

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

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 32 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 40 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 80 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 103 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 32 kmnortheast
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 34 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 94 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 111 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 355 historic and cultural sites, 1,943 natural sites, 457 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 22 kmE
  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 18 kmS
  • Talsperre Malter Lake 18 kmNE
  • Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 5 kmSE

25–60 km1,050 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 28 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 39 kmE
  • Vierteich Lake 50 kmNE
  • Toffelsteich Lake 60 kmN

60–100 km1,351 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 69 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 69 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 60 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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