Aue
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About
Aue is a small town in Germany at the outlet of the river Schwarzwasser into the river Zwickauer Mulde in the Ore Mountains, and has roughly 16,000 inhabitants. It was merged into the new town Aue-Bad Schlema in January 2019. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, and is part of the Erzgebirgskreis since August 2008. It belongs to the Silberberg Town League
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Why visit
Visit Aue for archaeology and older urban layers, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. For Aue, the useful material is practical and visible: museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, and nearby landscapes. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Aue usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. In Aue, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. Use the surroundings of Aue deliberately: they should clarify the place, not simply add movement.
When to avoid
There's not much for non-football visitors outside the wider Erzgebirge experience. Winters bring biting cold and frequent ice on the steep terrain. The town saw mid-century uranium mining (Wismut SDAG); old shafts are sealed but worth respecting boundaries. Use Aue with a local route rather than a constantly expanding one. In Aue, a local replacement usually keeps the route clearer than a cross-town detour.
Summer (Jun–Aug)
In Aue, the warm season usually means June through August. In Aue, summer comfort depends on humidity and storm patterns as much as temperature. In Aue, alternate outdoor observation with interiors, especially where streets have little shade. In Aue, put demanding walks early or late and let museums, bookshops, churches, or galleries carry midday.
Winter (Dec–Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Aue. For Aue, cooler months can suit concerts, museums, and slower walks better than exposed summer routes. In Aue, rain, wind, cold, snow, daylight, and service reductions can matter more than the average high. For Aue, the season often favors interiors and shorter local routes: museums, churches, galleries, theaters, bookshops, cafes, and nearby streets. Outdoor time in Aue should stay flexible; check hours and spend on a ride when weather, darkness, or distance would otherwise dominate the plan.
The next week in Aue
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Thunderstorm
13° / 2°
1.3 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Showers
12° / 3°
UV Moderate
Sun
Overcast
15° / 3°
UV Moderate
Mon
Thunderstorm
16° / 5°
3.4 mm
UV Moderate
Tue
Overcast
17° / 8°
UV Moderate
Wed
Overcast
20° / 8°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / -5°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.4h
05:22 – 20:48local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Aue
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) at 45 km.
Getting around Aue
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
ParkeisenbahnenSchweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBFlixBus-euwaldbahn - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLBvlexxErfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AGDB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-BodenseeSNCBDB AGCity-Bahn ChemnitzMitteldeutsche RegiobahnNEB Niederbarnimer Eisenbahnvogtlandbahn - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLBNeckar-DonauBSAG Bremer Straßenbahn AGRegionalverkehr SpreewaldBuspunktDB Fernverkehr AGBlaBlaCar BusFlixbus
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.