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Dörnhau Concentration Camp

Located in Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County Coordinates: 50°39′54″ N 16°24′08″ E

Map showing the location of Dörnhau Concentration Camp Dörnhau Concentration Camp
Location in Poland
Nearest town
Głuszyca Górna
1.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Elevation
547 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
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.

Climate of Dörnhau Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Dörnhau Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)272633406490937751403835

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

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.

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