Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Located in Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°45′32″ N 9°54′26″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 58 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HAJ Hannover Airport36 km
- BRE Bremen Airport82 km
About Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and Hörster Heide.
Photos of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
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Norbert Nagel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 61 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (74 mm)
- Driest month
- February (47 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 47 | 59 | 50 | 52 | 74 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 61 | 74 |
How to get to Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 36 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 45 km to the south.
Airports
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 36 kmsouthwest
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 82 kmnorthwest
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 97 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Hanover Population: 515.1K 45 kmsouth
- Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 69 kmsoutheast
- Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 70 kmsoutheast
- Salzgitter Population: 105K 75 kmsoutheast
- Bremen Population: 546.5K 82 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Within 100 km: 416 historic and cultural sites, 2,937 natural sites, 795 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km328 places
- Sundern Natural site 14 kmNW
- Warnau River 23 kmNW
- Leine River 22 kmW
- Heidesee Lake 20 kmNE
25–60 km1,274 places
- Wiehe River 35 kmSE
- Badeinsel Island 50 kmSW
- Lake Steinhude Lake 51 kmSW
- Rothenküler Teich Lake 49 kmSW
60–100 km2,546 places
- Viertbusch Natural site 89 kmN
- Ohe River 66 kmS
- Aue River 100 kmSE
- Hanskalbsand Island 90 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Historic site, Lower Saxony0.1 km SW
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Hörster Heide Natural site, Landkreis Celle1.1 km NE
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Schillensberg Mountain, Lower Saxony2.9 km W
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In den Weizenkämpen Natural site, Winsen (Aller)2.2 km SE
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Hingstberg Mountain, Lower Saxony3.3 km W
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Belser Heide Natural site, Lower Saxony3.2 km E
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Liethbach River, Lower Saxony1.7 km N
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Beverloh Mountain, Bergen4.1 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Bergen Village, Landkreis Celle6.7 km NE
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Hörsten Village, Lower Saxony2 km N
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Winsen (Aller) Village, Landkreis Celle8.9 km S
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Walle Village, Winsen (Aller)2.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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