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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.5448,Lat: 52.4822
Elevation	53 meter above sea level
Local time	18:56:38pm
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Niedersachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gifhorn
Name	Gifhorn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sassenburg:Triangel	4.1 km	NorthEast
2 Gifhorn:Neubokel	4.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Gifhorn:Wilsche	5.2 km	NorthWest
4 Isenbüttel	5.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Ribbesbüttel:Ausbüttel	5.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	194 km	East
2 Praha	Czech-republic	380 km	SouthEast
3 København	Denmark	384 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 166 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aller, part of the larger catchment area Weser. The nearest bigger lake is Tankumsee (0.5 km² at a distance of 5.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 232.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 325 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Weser-Aller-Flachland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hannover Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.1 km2

26.8%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

38.4 km2

48.9%

Urban area

15.2 km2

19.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gifhorn in country Germany

Gifhorn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim	Germany	55 km	SouthWest
2 Fagus Factory in Alfeld	Germany	75 km	SouthWest
3 Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System	Germany	75 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Aller (mit Barnbruch), untere Leine, untere Oker	DE	0.3 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gifhorn
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gifhorn

Type of weather in Gifhorn	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	991 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	07:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:17 Europe/Amsterdam