Gifhorn
Gifhorn is a town and capital of the district of Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 42,000 and is mainly influenced by the small distance to the more industrial and commercially important cities nearby, Brunswick and Wolfsburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include International Wind- and Watermill Museum and Gifhorn Castle.
International Wind- and Watermill Museum
Theme park
Photo: ArtMechanic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The International Wind- and Watermill 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.
Gifhorn Castle
Castle
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sassenburg-Triangel and Wilsche.
Sassenburg-Triangel
Village
Triangel is a village in the municipality of Sassenburg in the Lower Saxon district of Gifhorn. Triangel means “triangle”. The name is derived from the original shape of the village estate. Sassenburg-Triangel is situated 4 km northeast of Gifhorn.
Wilsche
Village
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Wilsche is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Gifhorn.
Gifhorn
- Type: Locality with 42,700 residents
- Also known as: “03151009” and “Stadt Gifhorn”
- Location: Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.4927° or 52° 29′ 34″ northLongitude
10.5337° or 10° 32′ 1″ eastPopulation
42,700Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
9F4GFGVM+3FGeoNames ID
6557369
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