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Fürther und Zirndorfer Stadtwald
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Fürther und Zirndorfer Stadtwald
Hetzleser Berg
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Hetzleser Berg
Lindenberg (Fränkische Schweiz)
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Lindenberg (Fränkische Schweiz)
Kunigundenberg
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Kunigundenberg
RiverVach, Bavaria

Pegnitz

River285 m elevationBest Jun · Aug–Sep
Elevation285 mabove sea level
Length113 kmsource to mouth
Nearest townVach4.4 km
49.49° N, 10.99° EElevation 285 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goVach · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec47October
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
October: high / low14° / 5°
River

Pegnitz in brief

Pegnitz is a river in Vach, Bavaria, Germany.

It lies at 285 m above sea level.

The nearest town in the atlas is Vach, 4.4 km to the N, where the weather is best in June, August and September.

Pegnitz is 113 km long.

Vach: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Vach
12°
Sunny now
Wind11 km/h
Humidity55%
Cloud cover3%
Today
22 Oct
13°
5°
Fri
23 Oct
13°
3°
1 mm
Sat
24 Oct
9°
5°
1 mm
Sun
25 Oct
12°
6°
17 mm
Mon
26 Oct
11°
5°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The course of the river

As mapped in OpenStreetMap, with the towns of the atlas along its banks.
sourcemouth (or where the mapped line leaves the country)
When to go

The best months around Pegnitz

Climate of Vach

Month score in Vach

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
17
Jan
26
Feb
25
Mar
61
Apr
63
May
67
Jun
65
Jul
68
Aug
72
Sep
47
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
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Pegnitz from above

Nature nearbyAll of Germany
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RegnitzRiverunder 100 mNRegnitz
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FarrnbachRiver1.8 kmNWFarrnbach
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BibertRiver4.6 kmSBibert
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Fürther und Zirndorfer StadtwaldMountain hut5.0 kmWFürther und Zirndorfer Stadtwald
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SchwemmweiherLake5.3 kmNSchwemmweiher
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GründlachRiver6.3 kmNGründlach
Summits nearbyMountains of Germany
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Hetzleser Berg22 km NE549 mJuly 23°Hetzleser Berg
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Lindenberg (Fränkische Schweiz)21 km NE545 mJuly 24°Lindenberg (Fränkische Schweiz)
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Kunigundenberg21 km E383 mJuly 25°Kunigundenberg
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Towns close by

Vach
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Vach

Bavaria · 4.4 km N
14°Oct high
11wet days
47score
Vach
Zirndorf
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Zirndorf

Bavaria · 5.5 km SW
14°Oct high
11wet days
47score
Zirndorf
Oberasbach
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Oberasbach

Bavaria · 7.4 km S
14°Oct high
11wet days
48score
Oberasbach
Obermichelbach
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Obermichelbach

Bavaria · 7.5 km NW
14°Oct high
11wet days
46score
Obermichelbach
Around here

Vach and around

Vach
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Vach

Bavaria · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
25°July high
283 maltitude
Vach

Nature

Aurach (Regnitz, Mittelfranken)
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5.5 km N

Aurach (Regnitz, Mittelfranken)

River · 278 m
Aurach (Regnitz, Mittelfranken)
Schwabach (Regnitz)
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9.8 km N

Schwabach (Regnitz)

River
Schwabach (Regnitz)
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4.4 km S

Regnitz

River · 231 m
Regnitz

Mountains

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35 km E

Hohe Reuth

637 m · Franconian Jura
Hohe Reuth
Houbirg
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38 km E

Houbirg

616 m · Franconian Jura
Houbirg
Arzberg
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35 km E

Arzberg

612 m
Arzberg

Heritage

St. Matthäus, Vach
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0.5 km NE

St. Matthäus, Vach

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Matthäus, Vach
Steinkreuz, Vach
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2.1 km SE

Steinkreuz, Vach

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Steinkreuz, Vach
Schloss Steinach
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2.4 km SE

Schloss Steinach

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Schloss Steinach

Museums

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12 km SE

Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Art museum · 1852
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nuremberg Transport Museum
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12 km SE

Nuremberg Transport Museum

Railway museum · 1899
Nuremberg Transport Museum
Neues Museum Nürnberg
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12 km SE

Neues Museum Nürnberg

Art museum · 2000
Neues Museum Nürnberg