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Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

Municipality

Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

Local name: Osnabrück

Located in Lower Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 52°17′23″ N 8°02′58″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 166,057; 166.1K
Elevation: 67 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport30 km; PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport85 km

About Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück is a municipality. Location: Lower Saxony, Germany. Population: 166,057. Elevation: 67 m.

From Wikipedia

Osnabrück (German: [ɔsnaˈbʁʏk] ; Westphalian: Ossenbrügge; archaic English: Osnaburg) is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 166,057 Osnabrück is the fourth largest city in Lower Saxony. More recently Osnabrück has become well known for its industry.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 780
Area: 120 km²
Official website: osnabrueck.de

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

Pies-Berg Adl252 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Twin towns and sister cities of Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

Greifswald· Germany

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück over time

Population of Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück over time
2010		164,119
2011		154,513
2013		156,315
2014		156,897
2016		164,070
2017		164,374
2019		164,748
2021		165,034
2022		167,366
2023		166,960
2024		166,057
2025		166,257

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (88 mm)
Driest month: April (51 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	13°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	82	55	73	51	61	80	78	68	72	71	76	88

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Osnabrück, 2 km to the south.

Airports

Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 30 kmsouthwest
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 85 kmsoutheast
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 2 kmsouth
Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 44 kmsoutheast
Münster Population: 308.3K 47 kmsouthwest
Hamm Population: 179K 70 kmsouth
Enschede Population: 153.7K 79 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück

Within 100 km: 219 historic and cultural sites, 1,681 natural sites, 708 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

Alfsee Lake 23 kmN
Hase-See Lake 14 kmN
Darnsee Lake 15 kmN
Dubbelausee Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km684 places

Werse River 38 kmSW
Goten Lake 53 kmN
Mickelmeer Lake 48 kmNW
Kleines Heiliges Meer Lake 29 kmW

60–100 km1,672 places

Grimke River 74 kmSE
Ahse River 69 kmS
Badeinsel Island 91 kmE
Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 71 kmN

Straight-line distances.