landmark
Herrenhausen Gardens
Hanover's grand baroque garden, one of Europe's finest, with geometric parterres, fountains and a glowing grotto.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Garbsen
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Garbsen
Garbsen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Stöcken, 41km from Celle Castle.
Garbsen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 63,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Stöcken, about 5 km away.
Garbsen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁpsn̩] ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northwest of Hanover. The name Garbsen can be traced back to 1223. Today's 13 city districts have partly developed independently until theRead more
city of Garbsen was formed within its current boundaries during the regional reform in 1974.
In the course of industrialization and especially after the Second World War, the population of Garbsen and its predecessor municipalities increased significantly. In 1963, the current district Auf der Horst was created as a residential and working class district for up to 10,000 residents. Originally planned by the state capital Hannover, Auf der Horst became an important factor for the independent urban development of Garbsen in the following years.
In the first decades of the post-war period, Garbsen was primarily a classic commuter town for numerous workers in Hanover's industrial enterprises such as VW Nutzfahrzeuge, Continental or VARTA, today Johnson Controls. Since then Garbsen has experienced a significant change in the economic structure. Predominantly medium-size enterprises from different industries were created or settled, the number of the jobs more than doubled itself.
With the Production Technology Center (PZH) and the Underwater Technology Center, Garbsen is home to significant parts of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Leibniz University of Hannover. By the winter semester 2019/2020, the entire Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is to be united on the Garbsen campus, which is currently under construction.
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Within an hour or so of Garbsen: Herrenhausen Gardens (8 km), Hildesheim Cathedral (38 km), Celle Castle (41 km).
Where is Garbsen?
Garbsen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 5 km from Stöcken.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 63,355
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.4137, 9.5899
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Garbsen
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
38 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Celle Castle
A Renaissance ducal castle anchoring one of Germany's most beautiful half-timbered old towns near the Lüneburg Heath.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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