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Friedeburg

Located in Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°27′10″ N 7°50′25″ E

Friedeburg
Frisia Orientalis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
10,280
10.3K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
37
listed under Friedeburg
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase65 km
BRE Bremen Airport78 km

About Friedeburg

Friedeburg is a village. Location: Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony. Population: 10,280. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Friedeburg is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km southeast of Wittmund, and 20 km west of Wilhelmshaven. About 4 kilometers east of the main village of Friedeburg, near the small village named Etzel, one of Europe's largest salt domes is located. This geological feature is part of the 240 million years old Zechstein Group formations.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
164 km²
Official website
gemeindefriedeburg.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Friedeburg

  • Wittmund
  • Zetel

Population of Friedeburg over time

Population of Friedeburg over time
2016 10,225
2017 10,177
2019 10,165
2021 10,269
2022 10,458
2023 10,366
2024 10,280
2025 10,203

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Friedeburg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (81 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Friedeburg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)694463495976796677718174

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Friedeburg

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (78 km). The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 43 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 65 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 78 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 92 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 50 kmeast
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 77 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 89 kmwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 132 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Friedeburg

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 749 natural sites, 587 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km121 places

  • Riesmeer Lake 11 kmSW
  • Lengener Meer Lake 10 kmS
  • Im Diek Lake 17 kmSE
  • Boekzeteler Meer Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km463 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 42 kmNW
  • Norderney Island 49 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 37 kmN
  • Baltrum Island 42 kmNW

60–100 km920 places

  • Borkum Island 78 kmW
  • Juist Island 61 kmNW
  • Nordstrand Beach 74 kmW
  • Südstrand Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Friedeburg

37 places
  1. 1 Friedeburg 10.6K

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

Cities & villages32

Mountains & nature3

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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