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Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp

Located in Osterode am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen Coordinates: 51°44′11″ N 10°16′02″ E

Map showing the location of Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Freiheit
0.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
263 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport70 km
HAJ Hannover Airport90 km

About Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp

Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Osterode am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Osterode-Petershütte Concentration Camp and Knöppelberg.

Climate of Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (91 mm)
Driest month
February (59 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 Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°7°11°17°19°22°21°17°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)795976607287847872718091

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 32 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 70 kmsouthwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 90 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 48 kmnorth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 62 kmnorth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 79 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Osterode-Freiheit Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 446 historic and cultural sites, 4,315 natural sites, 814 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km623 places

  • Schalk River 16 kmNE
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 6 kmNE
  • Sösestausee Lake 4 kmE
  • Seeburger See Lake 20 kmS

25–60 km1,809 places

  • Bere River 40 kmSE
  • Aue River 51 kmNE
  • Aue River 45 kmNE
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 36 kmE

60–100 km3,143 places

  • Wande River 87 kmSW
  • Erpe River 87 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 93 kmN
  • Sarre River 81 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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