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Natural site

Schanzen

Located in Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°06′36″ N 10°49′01″ E

Map showing the location of Schanzen Schanzen
Location in Germany
Elevation
86 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zernien
6.6 km SE
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport78 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport80 km

About Schanzen

Schanzen is a natural site. Location: Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Staatsforst Göhrde and Rehheide.

Climate of Schanzen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (69 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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 Schanzen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)584251475167696352485662

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schanzen

The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (80 km). The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 76 km to the south.

Airports

  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 78 kmnorth
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 80 kmnorthwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 105 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 76 kmsouth
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 85 kmnorth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 96 kmsouth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 109 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 110 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Schanzen

Within 100 km: 415 historic and cultural sites, 3,185 natural sites, 955 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km275 places

  • Zeetzer See Lake 17 kmNE
  • Vockfeier See Lake 16 kmNE
  • Sumter See Lake 19 kmN
  • Gümser See Lake 22 kmE

25–60 km1,468 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 56 kmNW
  • Kleiner Werder Island 59 kmN
  • Großer Werder Island 59 kmN
  • Bismarckinsel Island 54 kmN

60–100 km2,812 places

  • Ziegelwerder Island 72 kmNE
  • Sundern Natural site 81 kmSW
  • Warnau River 84 kmW
  • Wiehe River 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zernien Village, Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg
    6.6 km SE
  • Himbergen Village, Landkreis Uelzen
    5.7 km W
  • Stoetze Village, Landkreis Uelzen
    5.3 km SW
  • Stoetze Village, Stoetze
    5.2 km SW
  • Göhrde Village, Göhrde
    2.6 km E
  • Boitze Village, Landkreis Lüneburg
    6.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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