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Elze

Located in Landkreis Hildesheim, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°06′56″ N 9°43′33″ E

Map showing the location of Elze Elze
Location in Germany
Population
8,880
8.9K
Elevation
84 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
11
listed under Elze
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport39 km
KSF Kassel Airport81 km

About Elze

Elze is a village. Location: Landkreis Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. Population: 8,880. Elevation: 84 m.

From Wikipedia

Elze (German pronunciation: [ˈɛltsə] ) is a town in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Hildesheim. The municipality of Elze also comprises the villages of Esbeck, Mehle, Sehlde, Sorsum, Wittenburg and Wülfingen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
47.8 km²
Official website
elze.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Elze

  • Nordstemmen

Population of Elze over time

Population of Elze over time
2016 8,853
2017 8,858
2019 8,939
2021 8,973
2022 9,176
2023 9,252
2024 8,880
2025 8,777

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Elze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (76 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Elze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)634759526276716759556071

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Elze

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 28 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 39 kmnorth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 81 kmsouth
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 28 kmnorth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 47 kmeast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 57 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 66 kmsouth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 79 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Elze

Within 100 km: 357 historic and cultural sites, 3,703 natural sites, 750 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km317 places

  • Ohe River 7 kmN
  • Zimmerberg Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 21 kmE
  • Wehmberg Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,472 places

  • Schalk River 58 kmSE
  • Badeinsel Island 46 kmNW
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 54 kmSE
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 48 kmNW

60–100 km3,021 places

  • Sundern Natural site 77 kmN
  • Warnau River 85 kmN
  • Wande River 88 kmSW
  • Erpe River 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Elze

11 places
  1. 1 Elze 9.6K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature4

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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