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Quernheim

Located in Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°28′00″ N 8°24′00″ E

Map showing the location of Quernheim Quernheim
Location in Germany
Population
498
498
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Quernheim
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport61 km
BRE Bremen Airport70 km

About Quernheim

Quernheim is a village. Location: Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony. Population: 498. Elevation: 42 m.

From Wikipedia

Quernheim (German pronunciation: [ˈkvɛʁnhaɪm]) is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Altes Amt Lemförde and has a population of about 480 inhabitants. It is known for being the smallest municipality in Germany with a fully functioning public cinema; the "Lichtburg" is regarded as a local institution with its 1950s-style interior design (however it uses modern technology to screen films on current release).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
6.2 km²
Official website
lemfoerde.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Quernheim over time

Population of Quernheim over time
1925 273
2016 430
2017 452
2019 454
2021 490
2022 516
2023 510
2024 498
2025 503

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Quernheim

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (78 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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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Climate of Quernheim
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)654661475578666366626272

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Quernheim

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Osnabrück, 32 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 61 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 70 kmnorth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 87 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 49 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 73 kmnorth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 76 kmnorth
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 77 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Quernheim

Within 100 km: 274 historic and cultural sites, 1,833 natural sites, 815 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Dümmer Lake 7 kmNW
  • Bergsee Lake 16 kmNW
  • Heidesee Lake 23 kmNW
  • Schwarzer Brink Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km893 places

  • Goten Lake 42 kmNW
  • Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 60 kmNW
  • Schwarzes Schlatt Lake 56 kmN
  • Langes Schlatt Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km1,874 places

  • Sundern Natural site 97 kmNE
  • Warnau River 95 kmNE
  • Werse River 69 kmSW
  • Ohe River 95 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Quernheim

1 place
  1. 1 Quernheim 429

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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