Vechelde Concentration Camp
Located in Vechelde, Landkreis Peine Coordinates: 52°15′34″ N 10°22′02″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 81 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HAJ Hannover Airport52 km
- KSF Kassel Airport115 km
About Vechelde Concentration Camp
Vechelde Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Vechelde, Landkreis Peine. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Fernmeldeturm Braunschweig - Broitzem and Lahberg.
Climate of Vechelde Concentration Camp
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (70 mm)
- Driest month
- February (37 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 37 | 51 | 46 | 54 | 70 | 59 | 61 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 58 |
How to get to Vechelde Concentration Camp
The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braunschweig, 11 km to the east.
Airports
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 52 kmnorthwest
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 115 kmsouthwest
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 138 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 11 kmeast
- Salzgitter Population: 105K 12 kmsouth
- Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 33 kmnortheast
- Hanover Population: 515.1K 45 kmwest
- Göttingen Population: 122.1K 86 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vechelde Concentration Camp
Within 100 km: 409 historic and cultural sites, 3,683 natural sites, 769 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Schapenbruch Teich Lake 15 kmE
- Kreuzteich Lake 14 kmE
- Wehnser See Lake 20 kmN
- Reihersee Lake 18 kmS
25–60 km1,537 places
- Wiehe River 35 kmN
- Schalk River 48 kmS
- Ohe River 46 kmW
- Aue River 38 kmSE
60–100 km3,129 places
- Sundern Natural site 76 kmNW
- Warnau River 85 kmNW
- Sarre River 75 kmSE
- Leine River 74 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fernmeldeturm Braunschweig - Broitzem Landmark, Braunschweig8.2 km SE
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Lahberg Mountain, Ilsede6.9 km W
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Kirchberg Mountain, Ilsede6.9 km W
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Braunschweig Concentration Camp (Büssing) Historic site, Braunschweig11 km E
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Timmerlaher Busch Natural site, Lower Saxony5.8 km E
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Ölper Turm Landmark, Braunschweig9.3 km E
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Braunschweig, Kirche St. Martini Attraction, Braunschweig10 km E
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Braunschweig Concentration Camp Historic site, Braunschweig11 km E
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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