Village

Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

Located in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony Coordinates: 50°55′03″ N 14°04′19″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 2,151; 2.2K
Elevation: 133 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 14; listed under Königstein/Sächs. Schw.
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport32 km; PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague92 km

About Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

Königstein/Sächs. Schw. is a village. Location: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Population: 2,151. Elevation: 133 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Lilienstein and Gohrisch.

Photos of Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

Kohlborn-Stein SchiDD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gohrisch Norbert Kaiser · CC BY-SA 3.0
Early Camp Hohnstein Hedwig Storch · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (90 mm)
Driest month: April (38 mm)

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8° 2°

13° 5°

19° 9°

22° 12°

24° 14°

19° 11°

14° 7°

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4° 0°

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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 Königstein/Sächs. Schw.
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	13°	19°	22°	24°	24°	19°	14°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	2°	5°	9°	12°	14°	14°	11°	7°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	49	45	53	38	65	80	90	88	61	53	59	54

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

How to get to Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 28 km to the northwest.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 32 kmnorthwest
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 92 kmsouth
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 114 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 28 kmnorthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 81 kmwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 96 kmsouth
Leipzig Population: 505K 128 kmwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 140 kmwest

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

Day trips from Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

Within 100 km: 257 historic and cultural sites, 1,696 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km318 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 18 kmW
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 9 kmNW
Vosí vrch Mountain 23 kmE
Taubenteich Lake 10 kmSE

25–60 km969 places

Hořidla Mountain 44 kmS
Weißiger Großteich Lake 46 kmN
Vierteich Lake 46 kmNW
Schäferteich Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km1,026 places

Lysá Mountain 66 kmSE
Stoličná Mountain 94 kmSW
Svatý Prokop Landmark 95 kmSW
Buschteich Lake 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

14 places

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages6

Ebenheit · Village
Halbestadt · Village
Hütten · Village
Leupoldishain · Village
Nikolsdorf · Village
Pladerberg · Village

Mountains & nature5

Königstein Fortress · Mountain
Nikolsdorfer Wände · Mountain
Pfaffenstein · Mountain
Quirl · Mountain
Richters-Hügel · Mountain

Heritage & sights1

Königstein Concentration Camp · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lilienstein Mountain, Bad Schandau
1.7 km NE
Gohrisch Mountain, Gohrisch
3.4 km SE
Cunnersdorfer Bach River, Saxony
1.9 km S
Kleiner Bärenstein Mountain, Struppen
3.4 km NW
Kleiner Eich-Berg Mountain, Rosenthal-Bielatal
4.1 km S
Großer Bärenstein Mountain, Struppen
3.8 km NW