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Galgenberg

Located in Hohnstein, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°59′08″ N 14°07′11″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenberg Galgenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
376 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hohnstein
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport30 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague99 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Hohnstein, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 376 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Schanzberg and Early Camp Hohnstein.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (90 mm)
Driest month
April (38 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°18°20°22°22°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°3°8°11°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)494553386580908861535954

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 30 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 28 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 30 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 99 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 122 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 28 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 85 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 102 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 128 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 144 kmwest

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 251 historic and cultural sites, 1,643 natural sites, 379 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km322 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 12 kmW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Taubenteich Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km990 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 51 kmS
  • Buschteich Lake 53 kmNE
  • Obersee Lake 55 kmNE
  • Winkelteich Lake 52 kmNE

60–100 km961 places

  • Lysá Mountain 69 kmSE
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 98 kmE
  • Wergteich Lake 78 kmN
  • Unterteich Lake 96 kmN

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