Wieliczka
Located in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Coordinates: 49°59′16″ N 20°02′46″ E
- Population
- 58,400
- 58.4K
- Elevation
- 235 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 10
- listed under Wieliczka
- Airports
- KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport21 km
- KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport88 km
About Wieliczka
Wieliczka is a municipality. Location: Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Population: 58,400. Elevation: 235 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Plaszow Concentration Camp and Craców Ghetto.
Photos of Wieliczka
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Plaszow Concentration Camp Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Climate of Wieliczka
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 46 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- June (112 mm)
- Driest month
- February (37 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) | 2° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 37 | 39 | 56 | 80 | 112 | 110 | 89 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 43 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Wieliczka
The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 167 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 21 kmnorthwest
- Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 88 kmnorthwest
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 103 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 167 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 216 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 257 kmsoutheast
- Brno Population: 404.3K 264 kmwest
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 297 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wieliczka
Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 333 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Łysina Mountain 23 kmS
- Krakau Concentration Camp (Kabelwerke) Historic site 11 kmNW
- Wieliczka Ghetto Historic site 2 kmE
- Wieliczka Concentration Camp Historic site 1 kmSE
25–60 km125 places
- Obidowiec Mountain 48 kmS
- Główniak Mountain 55 kmSW
- Przysłop Mountain 50 kmS
- Borsuczyny Mountain 52 kmS
60–100 km302 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 90 kmS
- Popradské Pleso Lake 93 kmS
- Ostrá Mountain 92 kmS
- Vysoká Mountain 91 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Wieliczka
10 places- 1 Węgrzce Wielkie 1.5K
- 2 Kokotów 1.4K
- 3 Czarnochowice 1.2K
- 4 Pawlikowice 1.2K
- 5 Śledziejowice 901
- 6 Kożmice Małe 767
- 7 Zabawa 754
- 8 Strumiany 309
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Heritage & sights2
- Wieliczka Concentration Camp · Historic site
- Wieliczka Ghetto · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Plaszow Concentration Camp Historic site, Podgórze7.5 km NW
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Craców Ghetto Historic site, Prądnik Biały14 km NW -
Krakau Concentration Camp (Kabelwerke) Historic site, Stare Miasto11 km NW
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Łysina Mountain, Wiśniowa23 km S -
Skawina Ghetto Historic site, Gmina Skawina15 km W
Sources & licences
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