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Ankum

Located in Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°32′59″ N 7°54′10″ E

Ankum
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Population
8,085
8.1K
Elevation
47 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Ankum
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport49 km
BRE Bremen Airport81 km

About Ankum

Ankum is a village. Location: Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. Population: 8,085. Elevation: 47 m.

From Wikipedia

Ankum is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. From the Parish Ankum many people had emigrated to the Netherlands until 1800 and later to the USA.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
66.3 km²
Official website
ankum.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Ankum

  • Alfhausen
  • Bramsche

Population of Ankum over time

Population of Ankum over time
2016 7,441
2017 7,536
2019 7,562
2021 7,768
2022 8,035
2023 8,214
2024 8,085
2025 8,085

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ankum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (78 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Ankum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)714966515675746469696878

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ankum

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Osnabrück, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 49 kmsouth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 81 kmnortheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 32 kmsouth
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 68 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 69 kmnorth
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 78 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ankum

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 1,250 natural sites, 681 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Alfsee Lake 8 kmSE
  • Sallersee Lake 25 kmW
  • Hase-See Lake 17 kmS
  • Lordsee Lake 2 kmS

25–60 km775 places

  • Werse River 59 kmS
  • Goten Lake 25 kmN
  • Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 42 kmN
  • Theikenmeer Lake 38 kmNW

60–100 km1,125 places

  • Ahse River 97 kmS
  • Harrier Sand Island 93 kmNE
  • Elsflether Sand Island 85 kmNE
  • Hatzumer Sand Island 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ankum

19 places
  1. 1 Ankum 7.2K

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

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature8

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources