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Mountain

Schanzberg

Located in Hohnstein, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°58′26″ N 14°07′15″ E

Map showing the location of Schanzberg Schanzberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
386 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hohnstein
0.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport31 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague98 km

About Schanzberg

Schanzberg is a mountain. Location: Hohnstein, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 386 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Schulzengrund and Galgenberg.

Climate of Schanzberg

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 Schanzberg
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 Schanzberg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 28 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 31 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 98 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 121 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 28 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 85 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 101 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 129 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 144 kmwest

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

Day trips from Schanzberg

Within 100 km: 249 historic and cultural sites, 1,642 natural sites, 378 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km326 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 23 kmW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 12 kmW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Taubenteich Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km983 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 49 kmS
  • Buschteich Lake 54 kmNE
  • Obersee Lake 56 kmNE
  • Winkelteich Lake 53 kmNE

60–100 km960 places

  • Lysá Mountain 68 kmSE
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 98 kmE
  • Wergteich Lake 79 kmN
  • Unterteich Lake 97 kmN

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