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Knežak

Located in Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°37′28″ N 14°14′41″ E

Knežak
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Population
486
486
Elevation
586 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport52 km
TRS Trieste Airport65 km

About Knežak

Knežak is a village. Location: Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia. Population: 486. Elevation: 586 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Ćićarija and Javorniki.

Climate of Knežak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (181 mm)
Driest month
February (94 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 Knežak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°8°12°17°21°24°24°20°15°10°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°-1°3°7°11°13°13°10°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)11094114128116145100118137165181150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knežak

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 52 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 52 kmsoutheast
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 65 kmwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 69 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 52 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 111 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 137 kmeast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 185 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knežak

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 241 natural sites, 91 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 18 kmE
  • Javorniki Mountain 12 kmN
  • Snežnik Mountain 17 kmE
  • Slavnik Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km79 places

  • Raša River 35 kmNW
  • Markovec Mountain 43 kmW
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 59 kmN
  • Hrušica Mountain 25 kmN

60–100 km271 places

  • Krk Island 68 kmSE
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 62 kmSE
  • Otočić Košljun Island 73 kmSE
  • Lake Bohinj Lake 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Ćićarija Mountain, Croatia
    22 km SW
  • Javorniki Mountain, Municipality of Pivka
    12 km N
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain, Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
    18 km E
  • Snežnik Mountain, Slovenia
    17 km E
  • Obrh River, Slovenia
    17 km NE
  • Nanos Mountain, Municipality of Vipava
    22 km NW

Sources & licences

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