Braunschweig
Brunswick is a city of around 250,500 people in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brunswick Cathedral and Brunswick Palace.
Brunswick Cathedral
Church
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Brunswick Cathedral is a large Lutheran church in the City of Braunschweig, Germany. The church is termed Dom, in German a synecdoche - pars pro toto - used for cathedrals and collegiate churches alike, and much like the Italian duomo.
Brunswick Palace
Castle
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Brunswick Palace on the Bohlweg in the centre of the city of Brunswick, was the residence of the Brunswick dukes from 1753 to 8 November 1918.
Braunschweig Central Station
Railway station
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Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the German city of Braunschweig. It is about 1.5 km southeast of the city centre and was opened on 1 October 1960, replacing the old passenger station on the southern edge of the old town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stöckheim and Östliches Ringgebiet.
Stöckheim
Suburb
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Stöckheim is a suburb, which is situated 6 km south of Braunschweig.
Östliches Ringgebiet
Suburb
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The Östliches Ringgebiet is a Stadtbezirk in the eastern part of Braunschweig, Germany. With a population of 26,559 it is the city's second most populous district.
Timmerlah
Village
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Timmerlah is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Braunschweig.
Braunschweig
- Type: Locality with 253,000 residents
- Also known as: “03101000” and “Stadt Braunschweig”
- Location: Brunswick, Brunswick Land, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.2647° or 52° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
10.5233° or 10° 31′ 24″ eastPopulation
253,000Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
9F4G7G7F+V8GeoNames ID
6552297
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