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Osterwieck

Located in Landkreis Harz, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°58′00″ N 10°43′00″ E

Osterwieck
Wolkenkratzer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
11,045
11K
Elevation
119 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
46
listed under Osterwieck
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport89 km
KSF Kassel Airport110 km

About Osterwieck

Osterwieck is a village. Location: Landkreis Harz, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 11,045. Elevation: 119 m.

From Wikipedia

Osterwieck (German pronunciation: [ˈoːstɐˌviːk] ) is a historic town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
213 km²
Official website
stadt-osterwieck.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Osterwieck

  • Nordharz

Population of Osterwieck over time

Population of Osterwieck over time
2017 11,176
2019 11,103
2021 11,012
2022 10,898
2023 10,768
2024 11,045
2025 10,949

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Osterwieck

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (72 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Osterwieck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)513953485972646353515662

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Osterwieck

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 89 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 89 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 110 kmsouthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 36 kmnorth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 51 kmnorth
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 65 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 72 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Osterwieck

Within 100 km: 477 historic and cultural sites, 3,552 natural sites, 765 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km452 places

  • Schalk River 25 kmSW
  • Aue River 11 kmNE
  • Aue River 5 kmE
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 20 kmS

25–60 km1,579 places

  • Sarre River 45 kmE
  • Ehle River 56 kmE
  • Bere River 47 kmS
  • Tietal Lake 37 kmE

60–100 km2,763 places

  • Wiehe River 72 kmN
  • Ohe River 73 kmW
  • Frieda River 96 kmSW
  • Ehle River 73 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Osterwieck

46 places

Cities & villages14

Mountains & nature22

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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