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Mountain

Schanze

Located in Rabenau, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°57′00″ N 13°42′00″ E

Map showing the location of Schanze Schanze
Location in Germany
Elevation
397 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Karsdorf
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport21 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport100 km

About Schanze

Schanze is a mountain. Location: Rabenau, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 397 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Lerchenberg and Quohrener Kipse.

Climate of Schanze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (91 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Schanze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°12°18°20°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)494355476680918255525558

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schanze

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 12 km to the north.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 21 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 100 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 12 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 56 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 109 kmsoutheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 114 kmwest

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

Day trips from Schanze

Within 100 km: 312 historic and cultural sites, 1,964 natural sites, 450 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km368 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 18 kmE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 10 kmS
  • Rückhaltebecken Mordgrundbach Lake 23 kmSE

25–60 km1,039 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 50 kmE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 52 kmNE
  • Vierteich Lake 35 kmN
  • Toffelsteich Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km1,319 places

  • Lysá Mountain 90 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 61 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 80 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 87 kmS

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