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Friedrichshain

Located in Berlin, Berlin, Stadt Coordinates: 52°30′56″ N 13°27′17″ E

Friedrichshain
Sarah Jane at Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
117,829
117.8K
Elevation
41 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport17 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport148 km

About Friedrichshain

Friedrichshain is a neighbourhood. Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt. Population: 117,829.

From Wikipedia

Friedrichshain (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌhaɪn] ) is a quarter (Ortsteil) of the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany. From its creation in 1920 until 2001, it was a freestanding city borough. Formerly part of East Berlin, it is adjacent to Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Lichtenberg. Friedrichshain is named after the Volkspark Friedrichshain, a vast green park at the northern border with Prenzlauer Berg. In the Nazi era, the borough was called Horst-Wessel-Stadt.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
9.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Friedrichshain

  • Prenzlauer Berg
  • Alt-Treptow
  • Mitte
  • Plänterwald
  • Rummelsburg

Climate of Friedrichshain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (63 mm)
Driest month
February (35 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 Friedrichshain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°9°12°14°14°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)443541375463585645394456

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August

How to get to Friedrichshain

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Berlin, 3 km to the west.

Airports

  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 17 kmsouth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 148 kmsouthwest
  • Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) Szczecin(Glewice) 154 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 3 kmwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 29 kmsouthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 131 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 151 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 153 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Friedrichshain

Within 100 km: 498 historic and cultural sites, 1,793 natural sites, 1,661 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km433 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 18 kmSW
  • Valentinswerder Island 16 kmW
  • Scharfenberg Island 16 kmNW
  • Dahme River River 11 kmSE

25–60 km1,423 places

  • Freundschaftsinsel Island 30 kmSW
  • Insel im Bützsee Island 52 kmNW
  • Köhninge Island 54 kmW
  • Ketziner Havelinseln Island 43 kmW

60–100 km2,096 places

  • Lutzke River 100 kmSE
  • Strandbad Beach 65 kmNE
  • Mittelbruch Island 60 kmW
  • Buhnenwerder Island 68 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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