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Village

Apelern

Located in Landkreis Schaumburg, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°18′08″ N 9°18′57″ E

Map showing the location of Apelern Apelern
Location in Germany
Population
2,411
2.4K
Elevation
85 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Apelern
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport31 km
BRE Bremen Airport90 km

About Apelern

Apelern is a village. Location: Landkreis Schaumburg, Lower Saxony. Population: 2,411. Elevation: 85 m.

From Wikipedia

Apelern is a municipality in the Samtgemeinde of Rodenberg in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies in the Deister-Süntel valley and is situated close to the A2 Autobahn at Lauenau and south of Rodenberg, between the Deister, Süntel and Bückeberg ridges. The Riesbach stream flows through the village and into the Rodenberger Aue (stream). As well as the village of Apelern itself, the community of Apelern includes the villages of Gross Hegesdorf, Kleinhegesdorf, Lyhren, Reinsdorf and Soldorf.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
24.6 km²
Official website
rodenberg.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Apelern

  • Stadthagen
  • Auetal
  • Pohle

Population of Apelern over time

Population of Apelern over time
2015 2,470
2016 2,497
2017 2,435
2019 2,432
2021 2,422
2022 2,405
2023 2,424
2024 2,411
2025 2,403

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Apelern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (82 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Apelern
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)745467536076757468656782

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Apelern

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 29 km to the east.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 31 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 90 kmnorthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 29 kmeast
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 77 kmeast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 83 kmeast

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

Day trips from Apelern

Within 100 km: 306 historic and cultural sites, 3,034 natural sites, 828 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km225 places

  • Badeinsel Island 18 kmN
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 19 kmN
  • Rothenküler Teich Lake 16 kmNE
  • Blauer See Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,144 places

  • Ohe River 31 kmSE
  • Leine River 50 kmN
  • Norder Teich Lake 50 kmSW
  • Maschsee Lake 30 kmE

60–100 km2,799 places

  • Sundern Natural site 63 kmNE
  • Warnau River 68 kmN
  • Wande River 99 kmS
  • Erpe River 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Apelern

10 places
  1. 1 Apelern 2.7K

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

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature4

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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