landmark
Herrenhausen Gardens
Hanover's grand baroque garden, one of Europe's finest, with geometric parterres, fountains and a glowing grotto.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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Petershagen
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Petershagen
Petershagen sits on the route: 15 minutes from Raddestorf, 57km from Externsteine.
Petershagen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Raddestorf, about 8 km away.
Petershagen (German pronunciation: [ˌpeːtɐsˈhaːɡn̩] ; Low German: Päitershaugen) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the Westphalian Mill Route. The core is formed by the districts of Petershagen and Lahde, located opposite each other on the Weser. Its typicalRead more
dialect belongs, as with the Bremer Platt to the Southern Oldenburgish variety Northern Low Saxon, itself a dialect of the Low German language.
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Within an hour or so of Petershagen: Herrenhausen Gardens (50 km), Externsteine (57 km).
Where is Petershagen?
Petershagen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 8 km from Raddestorf.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 27,090
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.3751, 8.9654
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 Petershagen
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Externsteine
Five dramatic sandstone pillars rise from the Teutoburg Forest, carved with medieval reliefs and steeped in pagan legend.
57 km · about 65 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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