River

Salzau

Located in Stoltenberg, Kreis Plön Coordinates: 54°20′38″ N 10°19′59″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 25 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Stoltenberg; 0.9 km E
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport65 km; SGD Sønderborg Airport77 km

About Salzau

Salzau is a river. Location: Stoltenberg, Kreis Plön. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Passader See and Jarbek.

Climate of Salzau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (75 mm)
Driest month: February (41 mm)

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6° 1°

10° 3°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

17° 9°

12° 6°

7° 3°

4° 0°

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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 Salzau
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	6°	10°	16°	19°	21°	21°	17°	12°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	3°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	65	41	56	44	50	65	75	65	67	68	70	70

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Salzau

The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 65 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (83 km). The nearest large city is Kiel, 13 km to the west.

Airports

Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 65 kmsoutheast
Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 77 kmnorthwest
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Kiel Population: 252.7K 13 kmwest
Lübeck Population: 212.2K 58 kmsoutheast
Odense Population: 180.9K 117 kmnorth
Rostock Population: 198.3K 121 kmeast
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 145 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Salzau

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 1,783 natural sites, 1,080 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km428 places

Hafen Strände Beach 15 kmNW
Sehlendorfer Strand Beach 24 kmE
Kleiner Werder Island 14 kmS
Hankenburg Island 23 kmS

25–60 km1,081 places

Fehmarn Island 55 kmE
Oxbek River 52 kmNW
Spock River 25 kmSW
Aubek River 53 kmSW

60–100 km1,615 places

Als Island 76 kmN
Tåsinge Island 75 kmN
Aeroe Island 60 kmN
Poel Island Island 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Stoltenberg Village, Stoltenberg
0.9 km E
Fahren Village, Kreis Plön
0.7 km N
Fahren Village, Fahren
0.8 km NE
Schlesen Village, Schlesen
2.5 km S
Passade Village, Passade
2.6 km N
Schlesen Village, Kreis Plön
3 km S

Salzau

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Passader See Lake, Schleswig-Holstein
1.1 km NW
Jarbek River, Schleswig-Holstein
1.8 km SW
Kassegraben River, Probsteierhagen
3.2 km W
Schmütz Natural site, Fargau-Pratjau
2.4 km SE
Sophienhöfer Au River, Stoltenberg
2.8 km E
Ottenhöfer Au River, Stoltenberg
3 km E
Dobersdorfer See Lake, Schleswig-Holstein
3.2 km SW
Friedrichshorst Natural site, Fargau-Pratjau
3.3 km SE

Salzau

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 5, 2026