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Göttingen Concentration Camp

Located in Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen Coordinates: 51°32′29″ N 9°54′57″ E

Map showing the location of Göttingen Concentration Camp Göttingen Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Göttingen
1.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
149 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport39 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport90 km

About Göttingen Concentration Camp

Göttingen Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Zoologisches Museum der Universität Göttingen and Deutschordenskommende Göttingen.

Climate of Göttingen Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (71 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Göttingen Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°8°11°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)614858466271666158546267

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Göttingen Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 1 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 39 kmwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 90 kmwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 96 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 1 kmsoutheast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 77 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 83 kmwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 91 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Göttingen Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 427 historic and cultural sites, 4,999 natural sites, 845 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km429 places

  • Seeburger See Lake 17 kmE
  • Zwersberg Mountain 23 kmW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 18 kmN
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 25 kmSE

25–60 km2,220 places

  • Wande River 57 kmW
  • Erpe River 57 kmW
  • Schalk River 48 kmNE
  • Naure River 59 kmW

60–100 km3,622 places

  • Ohe River 72 kmN
  • Ogge River 88 kmW
  • Grimke River 86 kmW
  • Felda River 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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