Gifhorn
in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (11 mi) - Celle Airport (24 mi)
- Hannover Airport (36 mi)
- Oschersleben Airport (41 mi)
- Magdeburg Airport (53 mi)
- Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport (79 mi)
- Hamburg Airport (83 mi)
- Bremen Airport (84 mi)
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (92 mi)
- Leipzig Halle Airport (102 mi)
- Frankfurt am Main International Airport (190 mi)
- St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Fagus Factory in Alfeld (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Wartburg Castle (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Classical Weimar (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.478 and 10.551 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 28' 39" and E 10° 33' 3"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:48 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:15 am and 8:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-04-16 08:26:06
Delve into Gifhorn
Gifhorn in Lower Saxony with it's 43,000 habitants is a town located in Germany about 120 mi (or 194 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital town.
Time in Gifhorn is now 01:48 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports closer to Gifhorn, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), South-West. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Isenbuttel, Ribbesbuttel, Rotgesbuttel, Wasbuttel and Wagenhoff. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 42 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 17th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
4°C (39 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Seehotel Am Tankumsee
Morada Heidesee
Deutsches Haus
Morada Gifhorn
Morada Isetal
Rosenhof
Meyers Hofcafe
Hotel Isenbütteler Hof
Zum Fuchsbau
Landhaus Dannenbüttel
Videos from this area
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FPV-Schloßsee-Gifhorn 09-2014
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Schloßsee Gifhorn 23.11.2014
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2.Saisonspiel 26.10.2014 MTV Gifhorn vs MTV 48 Hildesheim
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gifhorn (district)
Gifhorn is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium
Europaschule Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium is a Gymnasium (high school) in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the first Gymnasium in Gifhorn and was founded in 1950 as a private school named "Höhere Privatschule Gifhorn" (Higher Private School Gifhorn). Easter 1954, the school became a public school. In 1969 the school was renamed in its today's name "Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium". As of 2005 it had 1,456 students and about 115 teachers and student teachers.
International Wind- and Watermill Museum
The International Wind- and Watermill Museum (German: Internationales Wind- und Wassermühlen-Museum), at Gifhorn in the German state of Lower Saxony, is the only one of its kind in Europe. On the museum's open air site, which covers an area of around 16 hectares, there are currently 16 mills from 12 different countries (as at 2009). The mills are either original or faithful reproductions and are set in landscapes typical of their origins.
Gifhorn Castle
Gifhorn Castle is a castle in Gifhorn, Germany, built between 1525 and 1581 in the Weser Renaissance style. The castle was fortified until 1790 with moats, ramparts and bastions and was never captured. In the 16th century it was the Residenz of the Duchy of Gifhorn under Duke Francis of Brunswick-Lüneburg for just 10 years.
Gifhorn station
Gifhorn is a railway station located in near Gifhorn, Germany.
Vollbütteler Riede
Vollbütteler Riede is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gifhorn.
Gifhorn: Marktplatz − Gifhorn Steinweg, Gifhorn (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gifhorn, غيفهورن, جيفهورن, Гифхорн, گیفهورن, 吉夫霍恩
