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Herrenhausen Gardens
Hanover's grand baroque garden, one of Europe's finest, with geometric parterres, fountains and a glowing grotto.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Stadthagen
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Stadthagen
Stadthagen sits on the route: 5 minutes from Lauenhagen, 54km from Externsteine.
Stadthagen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lauenhagen, about 4 km away.
Stadthagen (German pronunciation: [ʃtatˈhaːɡn̩] ) is the capital of the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km east of Minden and 40 km west of Hanover. The city consists of the districts Brandenburg, Enzen-Hobbensen, Hörkamp-Langenbruch, Krebshagen, Obernwöhren,Read more
Probsthagen, Reinsen and Wendthagen-Ehlen. Earlier, there were also the districts Habichhorst, Bruchhof, Blyinghausen, Enzen and Hobbensen.
Stadthagen is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.
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What is there to see near Stadthagen?
Within an hour or so of Stadthagen: Herrenhausen Gardens (35 km), Externsteine (54 km), Hildesheim Cathedral (54 km), Bilster Berg (60 km).
Where is Stadthagen?
Stadthagen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Lauenhagen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 23,076
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.3233, 9.2031
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 Stadthagen
4 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.
54 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
54 km · about 65 min drive
racetrack
Bilster Berg
A private 4.2km circuit built in a former British Army ammunition depot in the Teutoburg Forest, with 70m of elevation change, blind crests and a Mausefalle-style plunge. Access is by track day or driving experience only.
60 km · about 70 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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