cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Sarstedt
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Sarstedt
Sarstedt is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Giesen, 46km from Celle Castle.
Sarstedt is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Giesen, about 5 km away.
Sarstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈzaːɐ̯ʃtɛt] ) is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. It has approximately 18,500 inhabitants. Sarstedt is situated 20 km south of Hanover and 10 km north of Hildesheim. Sarstedt station is on the Hanoverian Southern Railway and is served by the HanoverRead more
S-Bahn.
The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector is located nearby.
The former independent municipality Giften has been a part of Sarstedt since 1 March 1974.
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What is there to see near Sarstedt?
Within an hour or so of Sarstedt: Hildesheim Cathedral (11 km), Herrenhausen Gardens (21 km), PS Storage Depot Einbeck (46 km), PS.SPEICHER (46 km).
Where is Sarstedt?
Sarstedt is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 5 km from Giesen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,718
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.2349, 9.8541
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 Sarstedt
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Herrenhausen Gardens
Hanover's grand baroque garden, one of Europe's finest, with geometric parterres, fountains and a glowing grotto.
21 km · about 25 min drive
museum
PS Storage Depot Einbeck
Quirky German museum with stacked towers of classic cars and an interactive celebration of car culture and engineering.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
PS.SPEICHER
A world-class mobility museum in Einbeck showcasing the history of motorised transport through interactive exhibits and over 400 vehicles.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Celle Castle
A Renaissance ducal castle anchoring one of Germany's most beautiful half-timbered old towns near the Lüneburg Heath.
46 km · about 55 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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Sarstedt
- 71 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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