Braunschweig

Brunswick is a city of around 252,000 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.

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

Public building

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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″ north

Longitude

10.5233° or 10° 31′ 24″ east

Population

253,000

Elevation

78 metres (256 feet)

Open location code

9F4G7G7F+V8

GeoNames ID

6552297

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