Dörnhau Concentration Camp
Located in Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County Coordinates: 50°39′54″ N 16°24′08″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 547 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- WRO Copernicus Wrocław Airport59 km
- PED Pardubice Airport86 km
About Dörnhau Concentration Camp
Dörnhau Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Kaltwasser Concentration Camp and Säuferwasser Concentration Camp.
Photos of Dörnhau Concentration Camp
Climate of Dörnhau Concentration Camp
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 38 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- July (93 mm)
- Driest month
- February (26 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) | -1° | 1° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 64 | 90 | 93 | 77 | 51 | 40 | 38 | 35 |
How to get to Dörnhau Concentration Camp
The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO), 59 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Prague, 155 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) Wrocław 59 kmnortheast
- Pardubice Airport (PED) Pardubice 86 kmsouthwest
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 163 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Prague Population: 1.2M 155 kmsouthwest
- Brno Population: 404.3K 164 kmsouth
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 192 kmwest
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 246 kmwest
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 285 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dörnhau Concentration Camp
Within 100 km: 68 historic and cultural sites, 538 natural sites.
0–25 km112 places
- Ptak Mountain 23 kmS
- Czuba Mountain 22 kmNW
- Włodarz Mountain 3 kmN
- Wielka Sowa Mountain 6 kmE
25–60 km260 places
- Sucha Kopa Mountain 59 kmSE
- Bielec Mountain 38 kmNW
- Parkowa Mountain 43 kmNW
- Kłobuk Mountain 38 kmS
60–100 km234 places
- Tvarožník Mountain 64 kmW
- Jastrzębiec Mountain 68 kmW
- Goworek Mountain 60 kmSE
- Baranek Wawrzyn Mountain 82 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kaltwasser Concentration Camp Historic site, Głuszyca1.5 km NW
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Säuferwasser Concentration Camp Historic site, Głuszyca1.1 km NE
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Góra Ostoia Mountain, Głuszyca1.9 km NE -
Schotterwerk Concentration Camp Historic site, Głuszyca2.7 km W
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Groß-Rosen Concentration Camp, Riese Complex Historic site, Głuszyca3.1 km N
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Märzbachtal Concentration Camp Historic site, Głuszyca3.3 km NW
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Wüstegiersdorf Concentration Camp (Krupp) Historic site, Głuszyca3.3 km NW
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Włodarz Mountain, Głuszyca3.5 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Głuszyca Górna Village, Głuszyca1.9 km W
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Głuszyca Town, Głuszyca3.3 km NW
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Walim Village, Walim4.7 km NE
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Janovičky Village, Heřmánkovice4 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources

