- Population
- 3,552
- 3.6K
- Elevation
- 493 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 12
- listed under Bad Elster
- Airports
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport49 km
- ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport119 km
About Bad Elster
Bad Elster is a village. Location: Vogtlandkreis, Saxony. Population: 3,552. Elevation: 493 m.
Bad Elster (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈɛlstɐ] ) is a spa town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It lies on the border of Saxony and the Czech Republic in the Elster gebirge hills. It is situated on the river White Elster, and is protected from extremes of temperature by the surrounding wooded hills. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Plauen, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Cheb. It is part of the Freunde im Herzen Europas microregion.
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Population of Bad Elster over time
| 2015 | 3,692 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,668 | |
| 2019 | 3,654 | |
| 2021 | 3,610 | |
| 2022 | 3,658 | |
| 2023 | 3,617 | |
| 2024 | 3,552 | |
| 2025 | 3,502 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Bad Elster
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- July (87 mm)
- Driest month
- April (46 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 54 | 47 | 52 | 46 | 60 | 78 | 87 | 77 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 67 |
How to get to Bad Elster
The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 67 km to the north.
Airports
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 49 kmeast
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 119 kmnorthwest
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 120 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Gera Population: 104.7K 67 kmnorth
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 79 kmnortheast
- Jena Population: 104.7K 85 kmnorthwest
- Erfurt Population: 218.8K 115 kmnorthwest
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 117 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Bad Elster
12 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages7
- Bärenloh · Village
- Birkenwald · Village
- Heißenstein · Village
- Mühlhausen · Village
- Reuth · Village
- Schwarzenbrunn · Village
- Sohl · Village
Mountains & nature3
- Bärenloh · Mountain
- Brunnenberg · Mountain
- Kuhberg · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
- Bad Elster, St. Trinitatis · Attraction
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Forst Adorf Natural site, Saxony1.2 km W
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Raunerbach River, Saxony2.5 km NE
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Plattenberg Mountain, Bad Brambach4.4 km SE
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Zinnbach River, Germany4.2 km N
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Pöhl Mountain, Eichigt6 km NW
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Kuhberg Mountain, Bad Brambach6 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources