- Population
- 1,137
- 1.1K
- Elevation
- 79 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- HAJ Hannover Airport55 km
- KSF Kassel Airport130 km
About Rethen
Rethen is a village. Location: Vordorf, Landkreis Gifhorn. Population: 1,137. Elevation: 79 m.
Rethen is a former municipality in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony. The village was probably founded during the Saxon Wars of Charlemagne. In the Middle Ages, Rethen was a border town between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim and Diocese of Halberstadt. In 1974 Rethen and Eickhorst were incorporated into the municipality of Vordorf, which belongs to the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. Today the village has about 1200 inhabitants.
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At a glance
- Area
- 7.4 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Rethen
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Climate of Rethen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 51 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (70 mm)
- Driest month
- February (39 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 39 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 | 60 | 62 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 60 |
How to get to Rethen
The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braunschweig, 13 km to the south.
Airports
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 55 kmwest
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 130 kmsouthwest
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 136 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 13 kmsouth
- Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 21 kmeast
- Salzgitter Population: 105K 25 kmsouth
- Hanover Population: 515.1K 51 kmwest
- Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 83 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rethen
Within 100 km: 406 historic and cultural sites, 3,552 natural sites, 772 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km201 places
- Wiehe River 24 kmNW
- Schapenbruch Teich Lake 13 kmSE
- Kreuzteich Lake 13 kmSE
- Irenensee Lake 24 kmNW
25–60 km1,351 places
- Ohe River 57 kmSW
- Aue River 43 kmSE
- Aue River 49 kmSE
- Okerstausee Lake 60 kmS
60–100 km3,178 places
- Sundern Natural site 71 kmNW
- Warnau River 80 kmNW
- Schalk River 61 kmS
- Sarre River 74 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Warxbüttel Historic site, Adenbüttel3 km W
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Maaßel Natural site, Rötgesbüttel3.2 km N
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Heinewedel Natural site, Lower Saxony4 km NW
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Hundesholz Natural site, Ribbesbüttel4.8 km N
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Hillerser Holz Natural site, Lower Saxony4.9 km NW
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Schunter River, Lower Saxony4.6 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources