Gifhorn
Walkable town in Lower Saxony's Lüneburg Heath, Gifhorn sits on the water with a centre that offers a range of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches. The district capital lies within easy reach of Brunswick and Wolfsburg, and is part of the broader Hanover-Brunswick-Göttingen-Wolfsburg metropolitan region.
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- Population43,000
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.3 km2.6 mi
Nearest airports
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Gifhorn: quick answers
Where is Gifhorn?
Gifhorn is in Germany, about 17 km10 miles in a straight line from Wolfsburg.
How do you get to Gifhorn?
The nearest airport is Braunschweig (BWE), about 40 min away by road. The nearest train station is Gifhorn Stadt, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Gifhorn?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C35°F. The wettest month is July, with about 80 mm3.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Gifhorn?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 31 restaurants, 11 cafés and 22 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Gifhorn?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Langenhagen, Helmstedt and Wolfenbüttel. Gifhorn is listed among the day trips from Berlin and day trips from Hamburg.