museum
PS Storage Depot Einbeck
Quirky German museum with stacked towers of classic cars and an interactive celebration of car culture and engineering.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Northeim
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Northeim
Northeim is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hillerse, 56km from Wernigerode Castle.
Northeim is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hillerse, about 4 km away.
Northeim (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔʁthaɪm] ; Low German: Nuurten) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with a population of 27,522 as of 31 December 2023. It lies on the German Half-Timbered House Road.
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What is there to see near Northeim?
Within an hour or so of Northeim: PS Storage Depot Einbeck (16 km), PS.SPEICHER (16 km), Goslar Old Town (37 km), Brocken (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Northeim?
The nearest famous roads are Schottenring.
Where is Northeim?
Northeim is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Hillerse.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,894
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.7066, 10.0000
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 Northeim
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
PS.SPEICHER
A world-class mobility museum in Einbeck showcasing the history of motorised transport through interactive exhibits and over 400 vehicles.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Goslar Old Town
A UNESCO imperial town at the foot of the Harz, with 1,500 half-timbered houses and a thousand-year-old mine.
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Brocken
The Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
44 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
49 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Wernigerode Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic castle perched above a colourful half-timbered town, the picturesque gateway to the Harz mountains.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Northeim
- 44 kmBrockenThe Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
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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