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Herrenhausen Gardens
Hanover's grand baroque garden, one of Europe's finest, with geometric parterres, fountains and a glowing grotto.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Wunstorf
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Wunstorf
Wunstorf is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Haste, 49km from Celle Castle.
Wunstorf is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 41,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Haste, about 6 km away.
Wunstorf (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊnsˌtɔʁf] ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the town of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Idensermoor andRead more
Niengraben), Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, and Wunstorf.
Nearby Wunstorf Air Base of the German Air Force, which participated in the Berlin Airlift and is home to Air Transport Wing 62 since 1978 that operates all German A400Ms, is named after Wunstorf. To the west of the city, Steinhude and Großenheidorn are located on the shores of Lake Steinhude.
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What is there to see near Wunstorf?
Within an hour or so of Wunstorf: Herrenhausen Gardens (18 km), Hildesheim Cathedral (46 km), Celle Castle (49 km).
Where is Wunstorf?
Wunstorf is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 6 km from Haste.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 41,211
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.4238, 9.4359
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 Wunstorf
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
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.
49 km · about 55 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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