Mountain

Galgenberg

Located in Markneukirchen, Vogtlandkreis Coordinates: 50°18′00″ N 12°23′00″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 575 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Eubabrunn; 0.2 km NW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KLV Karlovy Vary Airport39 km; LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport125 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Markneukirchen, Vogtlandkreis. Elevation: 575 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Hinterer Kegelberg and Kuželka [Kraslice-Kámen].

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: July (87 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

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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 Galgenberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	2°	6°	11°	17°	19°	21°	21°	16°	11°	4°	1°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-5°	-2°	1°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	48	43	49	43	59	77	87	78	59	55	55	60

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 68 km to the north.

Airports

Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 39 kmeast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 125 kmnorth
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 126 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Gera Population: 104.7K 68 kmnorth
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 71 kmnortheast
Jena Population: 104.7K 90 kmnorthwest
Leipzig Population: 505K 116 kmnorth
Erfurt Population: 218.8K 122 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 408 historic and cultural sites, 2,750 natural sites, 563 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km164 places

Pláň Mountain 20 kmE
Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 19 kmNE
Waldsee Lake 21 kmNE
Talsperre Pirk Lake 23 kmNW

25–60 km1,120 places

Stoličná Mountain 51 kmE
Zipfelteich Lake 54 kmNW
Wüster Teich Lake 26 kmNW
Weidatalsperre Lake 52 kmNW

60–100 km2,437 places

Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 84 kmW
Český Les Mountain 71 kmS
Svatý Prokop Landmark 70 kmE
Sprotte River 71 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Eubabrunn Village, Markneukirchen
0.2 km NW
Erlbach Village, Markneukirchen
2.2 km NW
Markneukirchen Town, Markneukirchen
4 km W
Wernitzgrün Village, Markneukirchen
1.6 km SW
Počátky Village, Kraslice
3.3 km NE
Valtéřov Village, Kraslice
3.4 km SE

Galgenberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hinterer Kegelberg Mountain, Markneukirchen
2.2 km NE
Kuželka [Kraslice-Kámen] Mountain, Markneukirchen
2.2 km NE
Gemeinberg Mountain, Markneukirchen
4 km NE
Hoher Brand Mountain, Markneukirchen
4.4 km N
Wirtsberg Mountain, Markneukirchen
4.9 km SW
Schieferknoch Mountain, Bad Brambach
6.5 km SW
Thossenberg Mountain, Adorf/Vogtl.
6.7 km NW
Schiefer Berg Mountain, Klingenthal
6.9 km N

Galgenberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources