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Alt-Garge Concentration Camp

Located in Bleckede, Landkreis Lüneburg Coordinates: 53°15′57″ N 10°48′29″ E

Map showing the location of Alt-Garge Concentration Camp Alt-Garge Concentration Camp
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Alt Garge
1.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport60 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport68 km

About Alt-Garge Concentration Camp

Alt-Garge Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Bleckede, Landkreis Lüneburg. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Pfahlberg and Rauher Berg.

Climate of Alt-Garge Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (70 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Alt-Garge Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°11°13°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)574149465065706353485661

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alt-Garge Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (68 km). The nearest large city is Lübeck, 68 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 60 kmnorth
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 68 kmnorthwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 117 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 68 kmnorth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 94 kmsouth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 113 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 126 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Alt-Garge Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 381 historic and cultural sites, 3,338 natural sites, 1,073 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km245 places

  • Zeetzer See Lake 13 kmE
  • Vockfeier See Lake 10 kmE
  • Sumter See Lake 6 kmE
  • Reihersee Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km1,676 places

  • Ziegelwerder Island 59 kmNE
  • Viertbusch Natural site 43 kmNW
  • Tannenwerder (Toteninsel) Island 55 kmNE
  • Fischwerder Island 49 kmN

60–100 km2,871 places

  • Poel Island Island 91 kmNE
  • Sundern Natural site 89 kmSW
  • Warnau River 90 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Alt Garge Neighbourhood, Bleckede
    1.2 km W
  • Wohld Village, Bleckede
    0.3 km SW
  • Neu Garge Village, Amt Neuhaus
    1.6 km NE
  • Barskamp Neighbourhood, Bleckede
    3.1 km SW

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