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Osterholz-Scharmbeck

Located in Landkreis Osterholz, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°14′00″ N 8°48′00″ E

Osterholz-Scharmbeck
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Population
29,710
29.7K
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
50
listed under Osterholz-Scharmbeck
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRE Bremen Airport21 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase60 km

About Osterholz-Scharmbeck

Osterholz-Scharmbeck is a village. Location: Landkreis Osterholz, Lower Saxony. Population: 29,710. Elevation: 30 m.

From Wikipedia

Osterholz-Scharmbeck (German pronunciation: [ˈoːstɐˌhɔlts ˈʃaʁmbɛk] ; Low German: Oosterholt-Scharmbeek) is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated between the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
147 km²
Official website
osterholz-scharmbeck.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Osterholz-Scharmbeck

  • Vollersode

Twin towns and sister cities of Osterholz-Scharmbeck

  • Grimmen· Germany

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Osterholz-Scharmbeck over time

Population of Osterholz-Scharmbeck over time
2014 31,405
2016 30,398
2017 30,329
2019 30,300
2021 30,438
2022 30,659
2023 30,717
2024 29,710
2025 29,757

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Osterholz-Scharmbeck

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (75 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°17°19°21°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)563953445475726464616464

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Osterholz-Scharmbeck

The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 21 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 18 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 21 kmsouth
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 60 kmnorth
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 90 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 18 kmsouth
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 40 kmwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 118 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Osterholz-Scharmbeck

Within 100 km: 342 historic and cultural sites, 1,680 natural sites, 913 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Harrier Sand Island 21 kmNW
  • Elsflether Sand Island 22 kmW
  • Große Brake Lake 15 kmSW
  • Breites Wasser Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km790 places

  • Friesenstrand Beach 53 kmNW
  • Langlütjen II Island 43 kmNW
  • Zwischenahner Meer Lake 52 kmW
  • Treutsee Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km1,941 places

  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 95 kmNW
  • Sundern Natural site 77 kmSE
  • Warnau River 68 kmSE
  • Leine River 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Osterholz-Scharmbeck

50 places
  1. 1 Osterholz-Scharmbeck 31.4K

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

Cities & villages39

Mountains & nature8

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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