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Mountain

Türkenkopf

Located in Bad Salzungen, Wartburgkreis Coordinates: 50°53′00″ N 10°17′00″ E

Map showing the location of Türkenkopf Türkenkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
382 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ettenhausen
3.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport49 km
KSF Kassel Airport86 km

About Türkenkopf

Türkenkopf is a mountain. Location: Bad Salzungen, Wartburgkreis. Elevation: 382 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Mörschekuppe and Eichberg.

Climate of Türkenkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Türkenkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°17°20°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°11°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)594959496570796161566472

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Türkenkopf

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 54 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 49 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 86 kmnorthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 142 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 54 kmeast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 76 kmnorth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 92 kmeast
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 123 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Türkenkopf

Within 100 km: 575 historic and cultural sites, 5,369 natural sites, 778 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km548 places

  • Felda River 15 kmW
  • Schönsee Lake 16 kmS
  • Kutte Lake 18 kmS
  • Hautsee Lake 8 kmW

25–60 km2,052 places

  • Frieda River 36 kmN
  • Eitra River 40 kmW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 50 kmSW
  • Sieblebener Teich Lake 34 kmE

60–100 km4,122 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 70 kmE
  • Roda River 93 kmE
  • Roda River 93 kmE
  • Felda River 89 kmW

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