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Stolpen Castle

Located in Stolpen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 51°02′52″ N 14°05′02″ E

Map showing the location of Stolpen Castle Stolpen Castle
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Stolpen
0.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
278 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport24 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague106 km

About Stolpen Castle

Stolpen Castle is a historic site. Location: Stolpen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Burg Stolpen and Stolpen.

Climate of Stolpen Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (89 mm)
Driest month
April (39 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 Stolpen Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°18°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)524756396275898762526158

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stolpen Castle

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 24 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 24 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 106 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 125 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 24 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 85 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 109 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 124 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 142 kmwest

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

Day trips from Stolpen Castle

Within 100 km: 250 historic and cultural sites, 1,683 natural sites, 426 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km347 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Taubenteich Lake 24 kmS
  • Fuchs-Teich Lake 24 kmS
  • Rückhaltebecken Friedrichswalde-Ottendorf Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km990 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Hořidla Mountain 58 kmS
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 28 kmSE
  • Buschteich Lake 48 kmNE

60–100 km1,022 places

  • Lysá Mountain 76 kmSE
  • Wergteich Lake 71 kmN
  • Waldsee Lake 97 kmN
  • Unterteich Lake 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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