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Bolkenhain Concentration Camp

Located in Bolków, Jawor County Coordinates: 50°55′28″ N 16°06′14″ E

Map showing the location of Bolkenhain Concentration Camp Bolkenhain Concentration Camp
Location in Poland
Nearest town
Gmina Bolków
0.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Elevation
316 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
WRO Copernicus Wrocław Airport58 km
PED Pardubice Airport104 km

About Bolkenhain Concentration Camp

Bolkenhain Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Bolków, Jawor County. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Merzdorf Concentration Camp and Groß-Rosen Concentration Camp.

Climate of Bolkenhain Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 38 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (86 mm)
Driest month
February (27 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 Bolkenhain Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°7°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)302732415977867448403839

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bolkenhain Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Prague, 151 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) Wrocław 58 kmeast
  • Pardubice Airport (PED) Pardubice 104 kmsouth
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 137 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Prague Population: 1.2M 151 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 167 kmwest
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 196 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 224 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 257 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bolkenhain Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 557 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km75 places

  • Bielec Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Parkowa Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Czuba Mountain 19 kmS
  • Góra Wały Mountain 12 kmSE

25–60 km219 places

  • Tvarožník Mountain 44 kmW
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 43 kmW
  • Ptak Mountain 54 kmS
  • Wysoka Kopa Mountain 49 kmW

60–100 km355 places

  • Sucha Kopa Mountain 95 kmSE
  • Goworek Mountain 96 kmSE
  • Baranek Wawrzyn Mountain 72 kmNE
  • Zigeunerberg Mountain 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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