Village

Salzwedel

Local name: Hansestadt Salzwedel

Located in Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 52°51′00″ N 11°09′54″ E

The original uploader was Björn Gäde at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 22,964; 23K
Elevation: 22 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 78; listed under Salzwedel
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HAJ Hannover Airport109 km; LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport110 km

About Salzwedel

Salzwedel is a village. Location: Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 22,964. Elevation: 22 m.

From Wikipedia

Salzwedel (German pronunciation: [ˈzaltsveːdl̩] , officially known as Hansestadt Salzwedel; Low German: Soltwedel) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, in northern Germany. It is the capital of the district (Kreis) of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of approximately 21,500. Salzwedel is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

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At a glance

Built: 1112
Area: 305 km²
Official website: salzwedel.de

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Salzwedel

Yulian · CC BY-SA 4.0
Willfried Gottschald · Public domain
Resigator · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yulian · CC BY-SA 4.0
Anonym veröffentlicht von der Landelektrizität G.m.b.H., daher gilt die 70-Jahre-Regelung ab dem Datum der Veröffentlich · Public domain

Twin towns and sister cities of Salzwedel

Wesel· Germany

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

Population of Salzwedel over time

Population of Salzwedel over time
2014		24,084
2017		24,002
2019		23,655
2021		22,999
2022		23,543
2023		23,394
2024		22,964
2025		22,924

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Salzwedel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 42 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (63 mm)
Driest month: February (33 mm)

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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 Salzwedel
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	13°	19°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	12°	12°	9°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	44	33	41	39	48	60	63	52	41	40	42	49

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Salzwedel

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 109 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 54 km to the southwest.

Airports

Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 109 kmsouthwest
Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 110 kmnorth
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 54 kmsouthwest
Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 78 kmsouthwest
Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 86 kmsouth
Salzgitter Population: 105K 92 kmsouthwest
Hanover Population: 515.1K 111 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Salzwedel

Within 100 km: 365 historic and cultural sites, 3,088 natural sites, 778 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km207 places

Arendsee Lake 21 kmE
Springberg Mountain 19 kmSW
Schwarzer Berg Mountain 21 kmNW
Schäferberg Mountain 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,086 places

Zeetzer See Lake 43 kmN
Wilckensee Lake 32 kmNE
Vorderbrack Lake 42 kmE
Vockfeier See Lake 45 kmN

60–100 km2,938 places

Ziegelwerder Island 88 kmN
Viertbusch Natural site 94 kmNW
Sundern Natural site 98 kmW
Wiehe River 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Salzwedel

78 places

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

Cities & villages38

Altstadt · Neighbourhood
Amt Dambeck · Village
Andorf · Village
Barnebeck · Village
Böddenstedt · Village
Bombeck · Village
Brewitz · Village
Brietz · Village
Buchwitz · Village
Büssen · Village
Cheine · Village
Chüttlitz · Neighbourhood
Dambeck · Village
Darsekau · Village
Depekolk · Village
Eversdorf · Village
Groß Chüden · Neighbourhood
Groß Gerstedt · Village
Groß Grabenstedt · Village
Groß Wieblitz · Village
Hestedt · Village
Hoyersburg · Village
Jahrsau · Village
Jeebel · Village
Kemnitz · Village
Klein Chüden · Village
Klein Gerstedt · Village
Klein Grabenstedt · Village
Klein Wieblitz · Village
Königstedt · Village
Kricheldorf · Village
Mahlsdorf · Village
Maxdorf · Village
Neustadt · Neighbourhood
Niephagen · Village
Perver · Neighbourhood
Ritze · Village
Rockenthin · Village

Mountains & nature6

Fuchsberg · Mountain
Hoher Schafstall · Mountain
Kreuzberg · Mountain
Lange Heide · Natural site
Märchenpark · Natural site
Molochsberg · Mountain

Heritage & sights2

Bismarckturm · Landmark
Burgwall Schulenburg · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dumme River, Germany
0.1 km E
Salzwedeler Dumme River, Saxony-Anhalt
1.1 km NW
Buchhorst Natural site, Saxony-Anhalt
4.6 km NW
Salzwedeler Stadtforst Natural site, Saxony-Anhalt
4.9 km NE
Brietz Natural site, Saxony-Anhalt
6 km NW
Laake River, Germany
5.7 km N