Gorleben
Located in Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°02′52″ N 11°22′18″ E
- Population
- 614
- 614
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Gorleben
About Gorleben
Gorleben is a village. Location: Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony. Population: 614. Elevation: 13 m.
Gorleben (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɔʁˌleːbn̩] ) is a small municipality (Gemeinde) in the Gartow region of the Lüchow-Dannenberg district in the far north-east of Lower Saxony, Germany, a region also known as the Wendland. Gorleben was first recorded as a town by the rulers of Dannenberg in 1360; there was a fort on the site. The name "Gorleben" probably comes from Goor ("silt"; in Slavic, however, Gor means "mountain") and leben ("heritage").
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At a glance
- Area
- 21.4 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 22 of 27 places in Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg by population
- Nearest larger town: Gorleben, 1 km W
- 41 sights and natural places within 10 km Gorlebener Forst, Seege
- Listed here: Village: 2, Natural site: 1
Climate of Gorleben
Best months for sightseeing: June–August.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 34 | 42 | 39 | 48 | 60 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
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).
Airports nearest to Gorleben
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 95 km
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 113 km
- Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 114 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Places in Gorleben
3 placesNearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gorlebener Forst Natural site, Lower Saxony1.8 km SW
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Seege River, Germany1.9 km NE
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Meetschower Forst Natural site, Lower Saxony2.5 km SE
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Laascher See Lake, Lower Saxony2.3 km E
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Gorlebener Tannen Natural site, Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg3.6 km SW
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Johannes Brack Lake, Brandenburg2.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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