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Village

Schanze

Located in Westerhever, Kreis Nordfriesland Coordinates: 54°23′52″ N 8°41′08″ E

Map showing the location of Schanze Schanze
Location in Germany
Elevation
-2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GWT Westerland Sylt Airport62 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase70 km

About Schanze

Schanze is a village. Location: Westerhever, Kreis Nordfriesland. Elevation: -2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Schafsburg and Westerheversand Leuchtturm.

Climate of Schanze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Schanze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°10°16°18°20°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)664350434867758586949576

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schanze

The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 62 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 94 km to the south.

Airports

  • Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) Sylt 62 kmnorth
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 70 kmsouth
  • Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 94 kmsouth
  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 95 kmeast
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 143 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 147 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Schanze

Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 774 natural sites, 615 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Nordstrand Natural site 17 kmNE
  • Rochelsand Beach 9 kmSW
  • Südfall Island 8 kmN
  • Süderoogsand Island 14 kmW

25–60 km426 places

  • Kniepsand Beach 36 kmNW
  • Budersand Beach 48 kmNW
  • Badestrand Beach 32 kmNW
  • Südstrand Beach 56 kmSW

60–100 km1,076 places

  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 95 kmSW
  • Oxbek River 70 kmE
  • Spock River 93 kmE
  • Aubek River 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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