Mountain

Galgenberg

Located in Oberschöna, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°58′02″ N 13°14′59″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 365 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Großschirma; 2.6 km E
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport41 km; LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport87 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Oberschöna, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 365 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Heideberg and Der Helle Grund.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: July (101 mm)
Driest month: April (48 mm)

1° -3°

2° -3°

7° 0°

13° 3°

18° 8°

21° 11°

22° 13°

22° 12°

18° 9°

12° 5°

6° 1°

3° -2°

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

101

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Nov

Dec

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	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	13°	18°	21°	22°	22°	18°	12°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	0°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	57	49	60	48	69	77	101	87	60	56	61	66

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

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 41 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 27 km to the southwest.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 41 kmnortheast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 87 kmnorthwest
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 88 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 27 kmsouthwest
Dresden Population: 564.9K 36 kmeast
Leipzig Population: 505K 74 kmnorthwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 83 kmwest
Halle Population: 237.9K 106 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 367 historic and cultural sites, 1,976 natural sites, 508 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km233 places

Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 23 kmSE
Talsperre Klingenberg Lake 22 kmE
Großer Teich Lake 19 kmS
Großer Hüttenteich Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km1,230 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 41 kmE
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 49 kmE
Sprotte River 58 kmW
Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 57 kmW

60–100 km1,388 places

Hořidla Mountain 86 kmSE
Vosí vrch Mountain 81 kmE
Stoličná Mountain 70 kmS
Pláň Mountain 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Großschirma Town, Großschirma
2.6 km E
Großschirma Village, Landkreis Mittelsachsen
2.4 km E
Langhennersdorf Village, Oberschöna
1.4 km SW
Seifersdorf Village, Großschirma
1.1 km NW
Reichenbach Village, Großschirma
2.3 km N
Striegistal Village, Landkreis Mittelsachsen
5.2 km NW

Galgenberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Heideberg Mountain, Großschirma
2.2 km W
Der Helle Grund Natural site, Saxony
3 km NE
Bräunsdorf TP Mountain, Oberschöna
3.3 km SW
Langhennersdorf, Nikolaikirche Attraction, Oberschöna
1.5 km SW
Steinberg Mountain, Hainichen
4.6 km SW
Berzebach River, Saxony
3.8 km NW
Fürstenwald Natural site, Saxony
5.1 km SE
Obergruna TP Mountain, Großschirma
6.3 km NE

Galgenberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources