Altenburg Concentration Camp
Located in Altenburg, Altenburger Land Coordinates: 51°00′16″ N 12°26′18″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 186 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport48 km
- DRS Dresden Airport94 km
About Altenburg Concentration Camp
Altenburg Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Altenburg, Altenburger Land. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Weißer Berg and Deutschebach.
Climate of Altenburg Concentration Camp
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (85 mm)
- Driest month
- April (34 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 58 | 56 | 85 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 53 | 42 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Altenburg Concentration Camp
The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 29 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 48 kmnorth
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 94 kmeast
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 95 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Gera Population: 104.7K 29 kmsouthwest
- Leipzig Population: 505K 38 kmnorth
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 39 kmsoutheast
- Jena Population: 104.7K 60 kmwest
- Halle Population: 237.9K 62 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Altenburg Concentration Camp
Within 100 km: 473 historic and cultural sites, 2,449 natural sites, 656 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km103 places
- Sprotte River 7 kmS
- Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 16 kmN
- Pleiße Stausee Lake 20 kmN
- Ziegenberg Mountain 21 kmSE
25–60 km1,068 places
- Weidatalsperre Lake 47 kmSW
- Vogtlandsee Lake 51 kmN
- Sachswitzer Stausee Lake 45 kmSW
- Talsperre Pöhl Lake 55 kmS
60–100 km2,407 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 97 kmE
- Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 83 kmW
- Stoličná Mountain 86 kmSE
- Pláň Mountain 75 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Weißer Berg Mountain, Altenburg0.9 km SE
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Deutschebach River, Thuringia0.4 km SE
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Altenburg, Schlosskirche Attraction, Altenburg1.8 km S
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Treben Pfarrkirche Attraction, Treben5.6 km N
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NDB-Funkfeuer ABU Landmark, Langenleuba-Niederhain6 km E
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Blaue Flut River, Germany3.7 km S
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Tegkwitz St. Marien Attraction, Starkenberg7.3 km W
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Deutsches Holz Natural site, Germany5.4 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Rasephas Village, Altenburg0.5 km N -
Altenburg Town, Altenburg1.9 km S
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Kauerndorf Village, Altenburg0.6 km SW
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Zschernitzsch Village, Altenburg0.7 km NW
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