Dragen

Dragen is a forest in Sassenburg, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony. Dragen is situated nearby to the locality Klein Neudorf, as well as near Klein Platendorf.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Triangel railway station and International Wind- and Watermill Museum.

Triangel railway station

Railway stop

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Triangel railway station is a railway stop.

International Wind- and Watermill Museum

Theme park

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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. International Wind- and Watermill Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Dragen.

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. Gifhorn Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Dragen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sassenburg-Triangel and Gamsen.

Sassenburg-Triangel

Village

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Triangel is a village in the municipality of Sassenburg in the Lower Saxon district of Gifhorn. The word means “triangle” in German. The name is derived from the original shape of the village estate.