Schmilau
Located in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein Coordinates: 53°40′00″ N 10°46′00″ E
- Population
- 566
- 566
- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Schmilau
- Airports
- LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport16 km
- HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport52 km
About Schmilau
Schmilau is a village. Location: Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein. Population: 566. Elevation: 29 m.
Schmilau is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Schmilau
Population of Schmilau over time
| 1975 | 606 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 547 | |
| 2019 | 555 | |
| 2021 | 554 | |
| 2022 | 552 | |
| 2023 | 548 | |
| 2024 | 566 | |
| 2025 | 579 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Schmilau
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (70 mm)
- Driest month
- February (40 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) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 40 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 67 |
How to get to Schmilau
The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (52 km). The nearest large city is Lübeck, 23 km to the north.
Airports
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 16 kmnorth
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 52 kmwest
- Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 103 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 23 kmnorth
- Kiel Population: 252.7K 84 kmnorthwest
- Rostock Population: 198.3K 102 kmnortheast
- Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 138 kmsouth
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 146 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schmilau
Within 100 km: 390 historic and cultural sites, 3,249 natural sites, 1,279 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km472 places
- Fischwerder Island 7 kmNE
- Kleiner Werder Island 12 kmE
- Großer Werder Island 12 kmE
- Bismarckinsel Island 9 kmS
25–60 km1,541 places
- Poel Island Island 57 kmNE
- Ziegelwerder Island 48 kmE
- Viertbusch Natural site 34 kmSW
- Köppernitz River 52 kmNE
60–100 km2,905 places
- Fehmarn Island 93 kmN
- Spock River 73 kmNW
- Aubek River 81 kmNW
- Beke River 84 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Schmilau
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages2
- Farchauer Mühle · Village
- Farchauer Schloß · Neighbourhood
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Großer Dänenberg Mountain, Ratzeburg1.9 km NW
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Kuhteichsholz Natural site, Fredeburg1.3 km W
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Großer Voßberg Natural site, Salem1.3 km E
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Kleiner Voßberg Natural site, Salem1.9 km SE
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Praggerberg Mountain, Fredeburg2.1 km W
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Schmilauer Tannen Natural site, Fredeburg2.2 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources

