Natural site

Papenholz

Located in Drentwede, Landkreis Diepholz Coordinates: 52°45′09″ N 8°32′53″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 45 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Drentwede; 1.5 km SE
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRE Bremen Airport37 km; HAJ Hannover Airport84 km

About Papenholz

Papenholz is a natural site. Location: Drentwede, Landkreis Diepholz. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Harmsholz and Natenstedter Beeke.

Climate of Papenholz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: June (74 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

4° -1°

8° 1°

12° 3°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

8° 2°

5° 0°

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Dec

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 Papenholz
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	59	43	57	45	52	74	66	62	61	61	60	67

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Papenholz

The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 40 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 37 kmnortheast
Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 84 kmeast
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 90 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Bremen Population: 546.5K 40 kmnortheast
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 49 kmnorthwest
Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 63 kmsouthwest
Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 80 kmsouth
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 89 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Papenholz

Within 100 km: 280 historic and cultural sites, 1,839 natural sites, 834 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

Hartensbergsee Lake 8 kmNW
Sprengelsberg Mountain 25 kmN
Hingstberg Mountain 24 kmE
Galgenberg Mountain 16 kmN

25–60 km893 places

Elsflether Sand Island 53 kmN
Goten Lake 36 kmW
Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 45 kmNW
Schwarzes Schlatt Lake 26 kmNW

60–100 km1,906 places

Sundern Natural site 79 kmE
Warnau River 74 kmE
Werse River 99 kmSW
Leine River 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Drentwede Village, Drentwede
1.5 km SE
Holzkrug Neighbourhood, Drentwede
1.6 km E
Dieckhaus Village, Drentwede
1.6 km S
Heiligenloh Village, Twistringen
2 km N
Eydelstedt Village, Landkreis Diepholz
5.8 km S
Barnstorf, Flecken Village, Landkreis Diepholz
4.9 km SW

Papenholz

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Harmsholz Natural site, Twistringen
1.5 km NE
Natenstedter Beeke River, Drentwede
4.1 km NW
Markonah Natural site, Barnstorf, Flecken
4.6 km W
Eydelholz Natural site, Lower Saxony
7 km S
Düster Holz Natural site, Lower Saxony
7.1 km S
Mühlenbach River, Lower Saxony
5.7 km W
Heiligenloher Beeke River, Twistringen
6.1 km W
Lahrer Bach River, Lower Saxony
5.8 km W

Papenholz

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026