Village

Vlagtwedde

Located in Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°01′39″ N 7°06′30″ E

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Population: 1,955; 2K
Elevation: 3 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde37 km; FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport107 km

About Vlagtwedde

Vlagtwedde is a village. Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 1,955. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (37 km). Nearby sights include Bourtange Fortress and Wedderborg.

Photos of Vlagtwedde

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Climate of Vlagtwedde

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (77 mm)
Driest month: February (45 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 Vlagtwedde
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	18°	20°	21°	22°	18°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	65	45	60	45	54	76	77	62	67	69	72	71

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vlagtwedde

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 37 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 37 kmwest
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 107 kmsouth
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 113 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 42 kmnorthwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 75 kmeast
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 89 kmwest
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 89 kmsouthwest
Enschede Population: 153.7K 91 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Vlagtwedde

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 699 natural sites, 466 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

Waldsee Lake 15 kmE
Heeder See Lake 12 kmSE
Wippinger Kolk Lake 23 kmSE
Uhlenberg Mountain 25 kmSE

25–60 km406 places

Hatzumer Sand Island 35 kmNE
Wolfmeer Lake 39 kmNE
Uphuser Meer Lake 40 kmN
Twekmeer Lake 43 kmNE

60–100 km863 places

East Frisian Islands Island 81 kmN
Norderney Island 77 kmN
Borkum Island 68 kmNW
Insel Spiekeroog Island 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bourtange Fortress Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality
6.1 km E
Wedderborg Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality
5 km NW
Bourtange Fortress Museum Museum, Westerwolde Municipality
5.8 km E
Rechtemoor Natural site, Heede
8.8 km SE
Early Camp Neusustrum Historic site, Sustrum
17 km SE
Early Camp Rhede-Brual Historic site, Rhede (Ems)
14 km NE