Neighbourhood

Altenbruch

Located in Cuxhaven, Landkreis Cuxhaven Coordinates: 53°49′23″ N 8°46′17″ E

Walter Rademacher · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 3,727; 3.7K
Elevation: 2 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase10 km; HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport83 km

About Altenbruch

Altenbruch is a neighbourhood. Location: Cuxhaven, Landkreis Cuxhaven. Population: 3,727. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (10 km). Nearby sights include Dicke Berta and NDB-Funkfeuer NDO.

At a glance

Area: 34.5 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Altenbruch over time

Population of Altenbruch over time
2022		3,714
2024		3,725
2025		3,727

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Altenbruch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: September (82 mm)
Driest month: February (40 mm)

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11° 4°

16° 8°

19° 11°

20° 13°

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17° 11°

13° 7°

8° 3°

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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 Altenbruch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	7°	11°	16°	19°	20°	21°	17°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	62	40	54	42	51	75	76	65	82	78	77	71

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Altenbruch

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (83 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 33 km to the southwest.

Airports

Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 10 kmsouthwest
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 83 kmeast
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 33 kmsouthwest
Bremen Population: 546.5K 83 kmsouth
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 84 kmsouthwest
Kiel Population: 252.7K 105 kmnortheast
Lübeck Population: 212.2K 126 kmeast

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

Day trips from Altenbruch

Within 100 km: 296 historic and cultural sites, 1,129 natural sites, 979 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

Neuwerk Island 21 kmNW
Medemsand-Insel Island 8 kmNE
Halemer See Lake 17 kmS
Flögelner See Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km541 places

Friesenstrand Beach 44 kmSW
Rochelsand Beach 58 kmN
Trischen Island 27 kmN
Rhinplate Island 42 kmE

60–100 km1,740 places

East Frisian Islands Island 90 kmW
Nordstrand Natural site 75 kmN
Insel Spiekeroog Island 71 kmW
Baltrum Island 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dicke Berta Landmark, Cuxhaven
1.4 km N
NDB-Funkfeuer NDO Landmark, Cuxhaven
4.8 km SE
Buttsberg Mountain, Cuxhaven
7.3 km SW
Westermoorstrom River, Lower Saxony
4.4 km SW
Höltjer Höhe Mountain, Cuxhaven
8.3 km W
Amtsgericht Cuxhaven Attraction, Cuxhaven
6.6 km NW