Heimkehrerdenkmal
Located in Friedland, Landkreis Göttingen Coordinates: 51°24′57″ N 9°54′32″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 255 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- KSF Kassel Airport36 km
- ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport88 km
About Heimkehrerdenkmal
Heimkehrerdenkmal is a landmark. Location: Friedland, Landkreis Göttingen.
The Heimkehrerdenkmal (also referred to as the Heimkehrermahnmal) is a monument in Friedland, Germany, dedicated to German prisoners of war during the Second World War. Both Heimkehrerdenkmal and Heimkehrermahnmal translate to Monument to Homecomers in English. It is significant as one of the only monuments in Germany dedicated to Germans who served as soldiers in the war.
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Photos of Heimkehrerdenkmal
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Rusteberg Jan Stubenitzky · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Arnstein Jan Stubenitzky · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Heimkehrerdenkmal
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 63 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (78 mm)
- Driest month
- February (47 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 47 | 59 | 49 | 63 | 78 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 69 |
How to get to Heimkehrerdenkmal
The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 13 km to the north.
Airports
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 36 kmwest
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 88 kmsoutheast
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 92 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Göttingen Population: 122.1K 13 kmnorth
- Kassel Population: 197.2K 31 kmwest
- Paderborn Population: 142.2K 87 kmnorthwest
- Salzgitter Population: 105K 90 kmnortheast
- Erfurt Population: 218.8K 93 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Heimkehrerdenkmal
Within 100 km: 399 historic and cultural sites, 5,322 natural sites, 850 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km425 places
- Seeburger See Lake 24 kmNE
- Ziegenberg Mountain 21 kmE
- Vaakerberg Mountain 21 kmW
- Totenberg Mountain 22 kmNW
25–60 km2,179 places
- Wande River 55 kmW
- Erpe River 55 kmW
- Schalk River 59 kmNE
- Naure River 60 kmW
60–100 km3,967 places
- Ohe River 85 kmN
- Ogge River 83 kmW
- Liese River 96 kmW
- Grimke River 90 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Katholische Kirche St. Norbert, Friedland Attraction, Friedland0.8 km N
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Eichenberg Mountain, Friedland1.8 km NW
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Mühlenberg Mountain, Friedland2 km N
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Einzelberg Mountain, Friedland2.4 km NE
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Mühlenberg Mountain, Neu-Eichenberg1.8 km S
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Gieseberg Mountain, Friedland2.7 km W
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Molle River, Germany1.1 km E
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Steinkopf Mountain, Friedland2.7 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Friedland Town, Friedland0.7 km NE
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Gemeinde Friedland Town, Friedland1.7 km E
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Marzhausen Village, Neu-Eichenberg1 km SW
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Elkershausen Village, Friedland1.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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