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German Historical Museum

Local name: Deutsches Historisches Museum

Located in Berlin, Berlin, Stadt Coordinates: 52°31′04″ N 13°23′49″ E

German Historical Museum
Jörg Zägel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Berlin
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
39 m
above sea level
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport19 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport146 km

About German Historical Museum

German Historical Museum is a museum. Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt.

From Wikipedia

The German Historical Museum (German: Deutsches Historisches Museum), known by the acronym DHM, is a museum in Berlin, Germany devoted to German history. It describes itself as a place of "enlightenment and understanding of the shared history of Germans and Europeans". It is often viewed as one of the most important museums in Berlin and is one of the most frequented. The museum is located in the 17th-century Zeughaus (armoury) on the Unter den Linden, just across the Spree River from Museum Island.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1987
Opened
1987
Architect
I. M. Pei
Visitors per year
758,300 (2016)
Official website
dhm.de

Source: Wikidata

Climate of German Historical Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

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 German Historical Museum
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 September

How to get to German Historical Museum

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 19 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Berlin, 1 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 19 kmsouth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 146 kmsouthwest
  • Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) Szczecin(Glewice) 156 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 1 kmnortheast
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 26 kmsouthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 128 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 149 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 151 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from German Historical Museum

Within 100 km: 514 historic and cultural sites, 1,832 natural sites, 1,665 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km462 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 15 kmSW
  • Valentinswerder Island 12 kmNW
  • Scharfenberg Island 12 kmNW
  • Dahme River River 14 kmSE

25–60 km1,401 places

  • Mittelbruch Island 57 kmW
  • Freundschaftsinsel Island 26 kmSW
  • Werder Island 59 kmNW
  • Insel im Bützsee Island 49 kmNW

60–100 km2,148 places

  • Strandbad Beach 67 kmNE
  • Buhnenwerder Island 64 kmW
  • Der Raatz Island 61 kmN
  • Großer Horst Island 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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