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Gräben Concentration Camp

Located in Strzegom, Świdnica County Coordinates: 50°56′57″ N 16°21′11″ E

Map showing the location of Gräben Concentration Camp Gräben Concentration Camp
Location in Poland
Nearest town
Strzegom
1.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Elevation
224 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
WRO Copernicus Wrocław Airport41 km
PED Pardubice Airport113 km

About Gräben Concentration Camp

Gräben Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Strzegom, Świdnica County. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Groß-Rosen Concentration Camp and Fürstenstein Concentration Camp.

Climate of Gräben Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 35 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (88 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 Gräben Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)252329375677886947373534

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gräben Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO), 41 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Prague, 167 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) Wrocław 41 kmnortheast
  • Pardubice Airport (PED) Pardubice 113 kmsouthwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 138 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Prague Population: 1.2M 167 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 184 kmwest
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 196 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 241 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 268 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gräben Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 70 historic and cultural sites, 452 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Góra Wały Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Góry Wałbrzyskie Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Kielczyńskie Góry Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Góra Krąglak Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km271 places

  • Bielec Mountain 33 kmSW
  • Baranek Wawrzyn Mountain 57 kmNE
  • Parkowa Mountain 39 kmSW
  • Ptak Mountain 54 kmS

60–100 km236 places

  • Tvarožník Mountain 62 kmW
  • Sucha Kopa Mountain 88 kmSE
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 61 kmW
  • Goworek Mountain 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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