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Gilten

Located in Landkreis Heidekreis, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°42′00″ N 9°35′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gilten Gilten
Location in Germany
Population
1,239
1.2K
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
6
listed under Gilten
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport27 km
BRE Bremen Airport66 km

About Gilten

Gilten is a village. Location: Landkreis Heidekreis, Lower Saxony. Population: 1,239. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Varrenbruchgraben and Leine.

Climate of Gilten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (73 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).

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Climate of Gilten
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°13°19°21°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)614456465173646357555970

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gilten

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 27 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 38 km to the south.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 27 kmsouth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 66 kmnorthwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 107 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 38 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 87 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gilten

Within 100 km: 379 historic and cultural sites, 2,854 natural sites, 787 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km293 places

  • Sundern Natural site 15 kmNE
  • Warnau River 20 kmN
  • Leine River 3 kmN
  • Grundloser See Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km1,077 places

  • Wiehe River 52 kmE
  • Ohe River 59 kmS
  • Badeinsel Island 30 kmSW
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 31 kmSW

60–100 km2,650 places

  • Harrier Sand Island 99 kmNW
  • Hanskalbsand Island 96 kmN
  • Elsflether Sand Island 95 kmNW
  • Lühesand Island 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gilten

6 places
  1. 1 Gilten 1.1K

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

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