Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Holzminden

Located in Landkreis Holzminden, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 51°49′11″ N 9°27′53″ E

Map showing the location of Holzminden Holzminden
Location in Germany
Population
18,921
18.9K
Elevation
127 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Holzminden
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport45 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport63 km

About Holzminden

Holzminden is a village. Location: Landkreis Holzminden, Lower Saxony. Population: 18,921. Elevation: 127 m.

From Wikipedia

Holzminden (German pronunciation: [hɔltsˈmɪndn̩] ; Low German: Holtsminne) is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Holzminden. It is located on the river Weser, which at this point forms the border with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
88.2 km²
Official website
holzminden.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Holzminden over time

Population of Holzminden over time
2016 20,189
2017 20,132
2019 19,998
2021 19,745
2022 20,120
2023 20,217
2024 18,921
2025 18,921

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Holzminden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Holzminden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)816072547079807471667787

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Holzminden

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 45 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 45 kmsouth
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 63 kmwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 73 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 45 kmsoutheast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 50 kmwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 56 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 64 kmnorth
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 68 kmwest

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

Day trips from Holzminden

Within 100 km: 369 historic and cultural sites, 4,385 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km367 places

  • Zwersberg Mountain 24 kmS
  • Zollberg Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Zimmerberg Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 9 kmSW

25–60 km1,639 places

  • Wande River 51 kmSW
  • Erpe River 50 kmSW
  • Ohe River 43 kmNE
  • Naure River 44 kmSW

60–100 km3,557 places

  • Valme River 90 kmSW
  • Schalk River 67 kmE
  • Ogge River 82 kmSW
  • Liese River 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Holzminden

13 places
  1. 1 Holzminden 21K
  2. 2 Silberborn 820

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature5

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources