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Kościan

Located in Kościan, Kościan County Coordinates: 52°05′18″ N 16°38′55″ E

Kościan
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Population
24,096
24.1K
Elevation
70 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
POZ Poznań-Ławica Airport39 km
IEG Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport58 km

About Kościan

Kościan is a town. Location: Kościan, Kościan County. Population: 24,096. Elevation: 70 m.

From Wikipedia

Kościan ([ˈkɔɕt͡ɕan]) (German: Kosten) is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23,952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it is the capital of Kościan County.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
8.8 km²
Official website
koscian.pl

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Kościan

  • Alzey· Germany
  • Sümeg· Hungary

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Kościan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 35 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (76 mm)
Driest month
February (23 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 Kościan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°13°19°22°24°24°19°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°3°7°11°12°12°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)292331344862765844363539

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Kościan

The nearest airport is Poznań-Ławica Airport (POZ), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Berlin, 226 km to the west.

Airports

  • Poznań-Ławica Airport (POZ) Poznań 39 kmnorth
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 58 kmwest
  • Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) Wrocław 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 226 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 232 kmsouthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 247 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 272 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 294 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kościan

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 23 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

25–60 km4 places

  • Góra Moraska Mountain 47 kmN
  • Schlesiersee I Concentration Camp (Bänisch Vorwerk) Historic site 46 kmSW
  • Schlesiersee II Concentration Camp (Neu Vorwerk) Historic site 46 kmSW
  • Treskau Concentration Camp Historic site 52 kmNE

60–100 km36 places

  • Baranek Wawrzyn Mountain 86 kmS
  • Ostrów Lednicki Island 70 kmNE
  • Winna Góra Mountain 99 kmSE
  • Gontyniec Mountain 100 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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