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Sickte

Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe

About Sickte

Sickte is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Rautheim, 44km from Wernigerode Castle.

Sickte is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rautheim, about 4 km away.

Sickte (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪktə] ) is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated west of the Elm, approx. 10 km northeast of Wolfenbüttel, and 10 km southeast of Braunschweig. Sickte is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Sickte.

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What is there to see near Sickte?

Within an hour or so of Sickte: Autostadt Wolfsburg (26 km), Goslar Old Town (38 km), Wernigerode Castle (44 km), Brocken (47 km).

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Sickte is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Rautheim.

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Quick Information

Population
5,755
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Lower Saxony
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
52.2185, 10.6424

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

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 Sickte

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Autostadt Wolfsburg

Volkswagen's massive automotive theme park and museum complex where visitors can collect their new cars from glass towers.

26 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.

38 km · about 45 min drive

castle

Wernigerode Castle

A romantic neo-Gothic castle perched above a colourful half-timbered town, the picturesque gateway to the Harz mountains.

44 km · about 50 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.

47 km · about 55 min drive

cathedral

Hildesheim Cathedral

A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.

48 km · about 55 min drive

racetrack

Motorsport Arena Oschersleben

Fast, flowing 3.7 km circuit near Magdeburg that stages DTM, superbikes and public track days: a favourite for affordable open-pitlane driving in eastern Germany.

48 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.

59 km · about 70 min drive

landmark

Quedlinburg

Over 1,300 half-timbered houses spanning eight centuries cluster below the Romanesque collegiate church where Germany's first king lies buried; UNESCO-listed yet still missing from most itineraries.

59 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Sickte

  • 47 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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Sickte.

Rautheim

🇩🇪 Germany

4 km awayPop. 3,434

Bebelhof

🇩🇪 Germany

7 km awayPop. 2,983

Braunschweig

🇩🇪 Germany

9 km awayPop. 244,715

Hagen

🇩🇪 Germany

10 km awayPop. 3,275

Neustadt

🇩🇪 Germany

10 km awayPop. 2,386

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