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Schortens

Located in Landkreis Friesland, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°32′23″ N 7°57′40″ E

Schortens
Ingeborg Nöldeke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
20,995
21K
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
28
listed under Schortens
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase53 km
BRE Bremen Airport78 km

About Schortens

Schortens is a village. Location: Landkreis Friesland, Lower Saxony. Population: 20,995. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Schortens (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɔʁtn̩s] ) is a town in the district of Friesland in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
68.8 km²
Official website
schortens.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Schortens

  • Jever
  • Wangerland

Twin towns and sister cities of Schortens

  • Nagybajom· Hungary

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Schortens over time

Population of Schortens over time
2016 20,416
2017 20,451
2019 20,329
2021 20,590
2022 20,797
2023 20,932
2024 20,995
2025 21,001

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Schortens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (85 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Schortens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°16°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)694463485776776679738574

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schortens

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 53 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (78 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 41 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 53 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 78 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 103 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 41 kmeast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 48 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 76 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 99 kmwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 141 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Schortens

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 731 natural sites, 605 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 22 kmNW
  • Friesenstrand Beach 19 kmE
  • Minsener Oog Island 25 kmN
  • Alte Mellum Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km480 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 42 kmNW
  • Norderney Island 51 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 31 kmNW
  • Baltrum Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km905 places

  • Borkum Island 84 kmW
  • Juist Island 66 kmW
  • Nordstrand Beach 80 kmW
  • Südstrand Beach 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schortens

28 places
  1. 1 Schortens 21.4K
  2. 2 Sillenstede 2.2K

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

Cities & villages24

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources