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Mountain

Auf der Schanz

Located in Meiningen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen Coordinates: 50°33′28″ N 10°26′13″ E

Map showing the location of Auf der Schanz Auf der Schanz
Location in Germany
Elevation
494 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Meiningen
1.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport60 km
KSF Kassel Airport121 km

About Auf der Schanz

Auf der Schanz is a mountain. Location: Meiningen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Elevation: 494 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Hexenberg and Meininger Stadtwald.

Climate of Auf der Schanz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (81 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Auf der Schanz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°7°3°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)645261516369816061606778

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Auf der Schanz

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 63 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 60 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 121 kmnorthwest
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 126 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 63 kmnortheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 91 kmnortheast
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 92 kmsouth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 114 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Auf der Schanz

Within 100 km: 922 historic and cultural sites, 5,475 natural sites, 868 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km483 places

  • Talsperre Schwickershausen Lake 13 kmS
  • Gräfensee Lake 24 kmNW
  • Talsperre Erletor Lake 22 kmE
  • Zollberg Mountain 5 kmE

25–60 km2,068 places

  • Felda River 40 kmNW
  • Eitra River 57 kmNW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 46 kmW
  • Sieblebener Teich Lake 48 kmNE

60–100 km4,714 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 77 kmNE
  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 78 kmSE
  • Roda River 90 kmNE
  • Roda River 89 kmNE

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