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Gardelegen

Located in Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 52°31′35″ N 11°23′59″ E

Gardelegen
Wolkenkratzer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
21,822
21.8K
Elevation
43 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
109
listed under Gardelegen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport117 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport136 km

About Gardelegen

Gardelegen is a village. Location: Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 21,822. Elevation: 43 m.

From Wikipedia

Gardelegen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁdəleːɡn̩] ; Low German: Garlä) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Milde, 20 miles west of Stendal, on the main line of the Hanover–Berlin rail line.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
632 km²
Official website
gardelegen.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Gardelegen over time

Population of Gardelegen over time
2015 23,148
2017 22,614
2019 22,402
2021 21,980
2022 22,054
2023 21,926
2024 21,822
2025 21,661

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Gardelegen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (61 mm)
Driest month
February (34 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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Climate of Gardelegen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°21°24°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)413440375057615646404447

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gardelegen

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 117 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 44 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 117 kmwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 136 kmsoutheast
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 144 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 44 kmwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 47 kmsouth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 66 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 114 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gardelegen

Within 100 km: 410 historic and cultural sites, 2,673 natural sites, 702 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km182 places

  • Zißberg Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Zeethenscher Berg Mountain 11 kmS
  • Zackelberg Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km962 places

  • Sarre River 59 kmS
  • Ehle River 42 kmSE
  • Zollau Lake 40 kmSE
  • Zipkelebener See Lake 50 kmSE

60–100 km2,641 places

  • Wiehe River 73 kmW
  • Ehle River 69 kmS
  • Aue River 67 kmSW
  • Aue River 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gardelegen

109 places
  1. 7 Lindstedt 632
  2. 8 Solpke 623
  3. 9 Kloster Neuendorf 527
  4. 10 Köckte 427
  5. 11 Dannefeld 418
  6. 12 Estedt 411
  7. 13 Jerchel 334
  8. 14 Zichtau 310
  9. 15 Hemstedt 301
  10. 16 Wannefeld 300
  11. 17 Hottendorf 292
  12. 18 Potzehne 290
  13. 19 Jeseritz 272
  14. 20 Sichau 259
  15. 21 Wiepke 239
  16. 22 Kassieck 228
  17. 23 Roxförde 221
  18. 24 Jeggau 217
  19. 25 Algenstedt 204
  20. 26 Schenkenhorst 182
  21. 27 Peckfitz 173
  22. 28 Seethen 171
  23. 29 Breitenfeld 167
  24. 30 Sachau 166
  25. 31 Lindstedterhorst 77

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

Cities & villages15

Mountains & nature13

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources