Mountain

Kiehnberg

Located in Schöndorf, Saale-Orla-Kreis Coordinates: 50°36′25″ N 11°41′29″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 461 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Schöndorf; 1.2 km N
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport66 km; KLV Karlovy Vary Airport98 km

About Kiehnberg

Kiehnberg is a mountain. Location: Schöndorf, Saale-Orla-Kreis. Elevation: 461 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Plothenberg and Bocher Höhe.

Climate of Kiehnberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: July (91 mm)
Driest month: February (47 mm)

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7° -1°

11° 2°

17° 6°

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22° 11°

18° 8°

12° 4°

6° 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 Kiehnberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	7°	11°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	12°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	2°	6°	10°	11°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	51	47	59	50	67	82	91	76	63	56	65	68

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kiehnberg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jena, 37 km to the north.

Airports

Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 66 kmnorthwest
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 98 kmsoutheast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 98 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Jena Population: 104.7K 37 kmnorth
Gera Population: 104.7K 41 kmnortheast
Erfurt Population: 218.8K 62 kmnorthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 91 kmeast
Leipzig Population: 505K 94 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kiehnberg

Within 100 km: 765 historic and cultural sites, 3,716 natural sites, 766 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

Zipfelteich Lake 7 kmE
Weidatalsperre Lake 23 kmNE
Schwanensee Lake 24 kmSE
Ruhteich Lake 9 kmSW

25–60 km1,554 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 56 kmNW
Roda River 31 kmN
Roda River 30 kmN
Wüster Teich Lake 34 kmSE

60–100 km3,351 places

Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 66 kmSW
Pláň Mountain 74 kmSE
Sprotte River 63 kmNE
Rabeninsel Island 97 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Schöndorf Village, Schöndorf
1.2 km N
Külmla Village, Schöndorf
1.8 km NW
Tausa Village, Schöndorf
2.2 km N
Ziegenrück Village, Ziegenrück
2.9 km W
Eßbach Village, Saale-Orla-Kreis
2.7 km S
Eßbach Village, Eßbach
2.7 km S

Kiehnberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Plothenberg Mountain, Ziegenrück
2.1 km W
Bocher Höhe Mountain, Schöndorf
2.2 km NW
Amtsberg Mountain, Schöndorf
2.3 km N
Vogelherd Mountain, Eßbach
2.7 km S
Teufelsberg Mountain, Schleiz
3.2 km SE
Töpfersberg Mountain, Neustadt an der Orla
4.7 km NE
Plothenbach River, Thuringia
3 km W
Dreba River, Thuringia
3 km W

Kiehnberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources