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Wiesmoor

Located in Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°24′46″ N 7°43′02″ E

Map showing the location of Wiesmoor Wiesmoor
Location in Germany
Population
13,875
13.9K
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Wiesmoor
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase74 km
BRE Bremen Airport82 km

About Wiesmoor

Wiesmoor is a village. Location: Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony. Population: 13,875. Elevation: 9 m.

From Wikipedia

Wiesmoor (German pronunciation: [ˈviːsˌmoːɐ̯] ) is a town in the district of Aurich in the northwest of Lower Saxony. It lies on the Nordgeorgsfehnkanal and is the youngest town in the East Frisia area having been bestowed town rights on 16 March 2006, two days later on 18 March 2006, Wiesmoor celebrated the Centenary of the settlement's founding. The town owes its growth to the industrialisation of the harvesting of peat from the surrounding moors.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
82.9 km²
Official website
wiesmoor.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Wiesmoor over time

Population of Wiesmoor over time
2016 13,116
2017 13,110
2019 13,141
2021 13,372
2022 13,502
2023 13,610
2024 13,875
2025 13,967

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Wiesmoor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (81 mm)
Driest month
February (45 mm)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wiesmoor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°19°21°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)684563495874786678728173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wiesmoor

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 74 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (82 km). The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 45 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 74 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 82 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 83 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 45 kmsoutheast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 59 kmeast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 80 kmwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 129 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Wiesmoor

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 748 natural sites, 563 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Wolfmeer Lake 20 kmSW
  • Twekmeer Lake 19 kmW
  • Sandwater Lake 21 kmW
  • Riesmeer Lake 6 kmSE

25–60 km451 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 41 kmNW
  • Norderney Island 46 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 40 kmN
  • Baltrum Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km912 places

  • Borkum Island 71 kmW
  • Nordstrand Beach 67 kmW
  • Südstrand Beach 87 kmN
  • Nordstrand Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wiesmoor

13 places
  1. 1 Wiesmoor 13.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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