- Population
- 9,528
- 9.5K
- Elevation
- 567 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport49 km
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport105 km
About Falkenstein
Falkenstein is a town. Location: Falkenstein/Vogtl., Vogtlandkreis. Population: 9,528. Elevation: 567 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Wendelstein and Talsperre Falkenstein.
Climate of Falkenstein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 69 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- July (101 mm)
- Driest month
- April (54 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 55 | 64 | 54 | 67 | 86 | 101 | 90 | 71 | 63 | 69 | 74 |
How to get to Falkenstein
The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 49 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 49 kmsoutheast
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 105 kmnorth
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 114 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Gera Population: 104.7K 49 kmnorthwest
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 56 kmnortheast
- Jena Population: 104.7K 75 kmnorthwest
- Leipzig Population: 505K 96 kmnorth
- Erfurt Population: 218.8K 109 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Falkenstein
Within 100 km: 457 historic and cultural sites, 2,735 natural sites, 605 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km290 places
- Pláň Mountain 25 kmSE
- Wüster Teich Lake 20 kmW
- Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 17 kmSE
- Waldsee Lake 10 kmE
25–60 km1,017 places
- Stoličná Mountain 53 kmE
- Sprotte River 51 kmN
- Zipfelteich Lake 44 kmW
- Weidatalsperre Lake 36 kmNW
60–100 km2,490 places
- Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 100 kmNW
- Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 91 kmSW
- Český Les Mountain 91 kmS
- Svatý Prokop Landmark 76 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wendelstein Mountain, Grünbach, Höhenluftkurort3 km S
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Talsperre Falkenstein Lake, Saxony1.5 km SE
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Weiße Göltzsch River, Saxony2 km NE
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Rote Göltzsch River, Saxony2 km NE
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Kleine Göltzsch River, Saxony3.2 km S
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Frohnberg Mountain, Auerbach3.6 km NW
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Knock Mountain, Falkenstein/Vogtl.4.3 km NW
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Geigenbach River, Saxony5.9 km W
Sources & licences
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