Why visit Gifhorn
Townapedia lists 70 museums and landmarks, 111 parks and trails, 163 places to eat, 26 places to stay and 30 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Spargelhof Kuhls, Regenerative Landwirtschaft Isetal GmbH, International Wind- and Watermill Museum and Museum Gifhorn.
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About Gifhorn
Gifhorn (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɪfhɔʁn] ) is a town and capital of the district of Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 42,000 and is mainly influenced by the small distance to the more industrial and commercially important cities nearby, Brunswick and Wolfsburg. Further, Gifhorn is part of the Hanover-Brunswick-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region. The Municipality Gifhorn includes the villages of Gamsen, Gifhorn, Kästorf, Neubokel, Wilsche and Winkel.
From the Wikipedia article Gifhorn (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do30
Filterberg
Scenic view · 4.9 km
1923 wurde der Filterberg, ein Endmoränenhügel, beim Straßenbau abgetragen. Dabei wurden menschliche Schädel und Gebeine gefunden, so...
Spargelhof Kuhls
Farm and orchard · 5.4 km
12 Dorfstraße, Gifhorn
Mar-Jun: Mo-Su,PH 08:00-19:00 "Während der Spargelsaison";...
Regenerative Landwirtschaft Isetal GmbH
Farm and orchard · 6.8 km
57 Hauptstraße, Gifhorn
Th-Fr 12:00-18:00
Elm- und Brockenblick (bei klarer Luft)
Scenic view · 6.0 km
Blick zum Brocken bei klarer Sicht in südliche Richtung links am Waldstück vorbei. Luftlinie beträgt 78,7 km. Der Brocken hat eine Höhe...
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Museums and landmarks70
International Wind- and Watermill Museum
Museum · 1.6 km
Museum in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
Museum Gifhorn
Museum · 1.2 km
Tu,We 10:00-13:00; Th,Fr 14:00-17:00; Sa,Su,PH 11:00-17:00
Die Sassenburg
Monument and historic site · 4.3 km
Hier soll die ehemalige Niederungsburg Namens Sassenburg gestanden haben.
Kavalierhaus
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
3 Steinweg, Gifhorn
Mo,We,Fr 10:00-12:30,14:00-16:00; Tu,Th 14:00-18:00; Sa...
ehemaliges Kalthaus - Gefrieranlage Dannenbüttel
Monument and historic site · 5.5 km
Seit 2009 ist das Kalthaus als Kulturdenkmal geschützt.
Moorbahn
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
"für telefonische Anmeldung: Mo,Tu,Th 08:00-15:30; We,Fr 08:00-12:30"
Museum für bürgerliche Wohnkultur des 20. Jahrhunderts
Museum · 1.0 km
Mo-We 10:00-14:00; Th 15:00-18:00
Gedenkstein zum Bau des Allerkanals
Monument and historic site · 5.7 km
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Parks, trails and playgrounds111
Internationales Mühlenmuseum Gifhorn
Sports field and stadium · 1.5 km
2 Bromer Straße, Gifhorn
Mar 15-Oct 31: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Allertal im städtischen Bereich von Gifhorn
Hiking and trails · 0.8 km
Sprung Fabrik - Trampolinpark
Sports field and stadium · 2.2 km
13 Im Heidland, Gifhorn
Mo-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa,Su 11:00-19:00
Takka-Tukka Abenteuerland
Sports field and stadium · 2.2 km
13 Im Heidland, Gifhorn
Mo-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa,Su 11:00-19:00
Männer-Turn-Verein Isenbüttel von 1913
Marina and boat launch · 5.5 km
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Restaurants and cafes163
SEEHOTEL am Tankumsee
Restaurant · German · 5.2 km
2 Eichenpfad, Isenbüttel
Mo-Sa 06:30-10:00,12:00-14:00,18:00-22:30; Su...
La Piazza
Restaurant · Italian · 1.1 km
1 Marktplatz, Gifhorn
Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00,17:30-23:00; Tu off; Sa,Su 11:00-15:00,17:30-22:30
Restaurant Akropolis
Restaurant · Greek · 0.8 km
25a Limbergstraße, Gifhorn
Tu-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:30; Dec: Mo 17:30-23:30
Brasserie Paula's
Restaurant · German, Mediterranean, Burger, Noodle · 0.9 km
Deutsch-mediterranes Restaurant im Herzen von Gifhorn: Frische Speisen, À-la-Carte, vegetarisch/vegan und wechselnde Mittagsangebote.
21-25 Steinweg, Gifhorn
Tu-Sa 11:30-22:00; Su-Mo off
Restaurant Flutmulde
Restaurant · German · 1.0 km
2 Winkeler Straße, Gifhorn
Mo off; Tu-Sa 11:00-14:00,18:00-23:00; Su 11:00-23:00
Panorama Café im Wasserturm
Cafe
Wasserturm Gifhorn Umbebaut zu einem Panorama-Café
37a Braunschweiger Straße, Gifhorn
Th-Su 08:30-18:00; Mo-We off
Ristorante La Fontana
Restaurant · Italian · 1.3 km
28 Celler Straße, Gifhorn
Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30,18:00-22:30; Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:30; Su...
Sushi Bar Viet-Thai Express
Restaurant · Sushi · 1.6 km
1 Alfred-Teves-Straße, Gifhorn
Mo-Su 11:00-22:00; We,Th 11:00-22:30
151 more on the map.
History
The oldest verifiable source attests the existence of the city in the year 1057. It was located at the crossing of two then important merchant routes: the salt street (German: Salzstraße) being a main trading route for salt between Lüneburg and Brunswick, and the grain street (German: Kornstraße) transporting grain between Celle and Magdeburg. Market rights were certified by John, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1275. Gifhorn was destroyed in the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud (1519-1523) and rebuilt afterwards. During the Thirty Years' War it suffered again severe destruction. The southern part of Gifhorn, a densely populated area, was devastated by a fire in 1669, and the northern part in 1725. Afterwards Gifhorn was rebuilt keeping an appropriate distance between the buildings. Gifhorn obtained town privileges in 1852 when it had about 2,500 inhabitants. During World War II the town remained undamaged.
From the History section of Gifhorn on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Gifhorn lies at the confluence of the Rivers Ise and Aller. Gifhorn is situated about 20 km (12 mi) north of the city of Brunswick and about 15 km (9 mi) west of Wolfsburg. In the city, the Bundesstraße 4 and 188 meet. At the northern end of the city, the Lüneburg Heath starts.
Education
Schools in Gifhorn include the Humboldt Gymnasium, the Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium, Fritz-Reuter-Realschule, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Realschule, Albert-Schweitzer-Hauptschule and the Berufsbildenden Schulen I and II. Alfred-Teves-Schule, which was called Volksschule Süd between 1954 and 1958, was open between 1954 and 2010.
From the Wikipedia article Gifhorn, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Gifhorn
Johann TrollmannGerman boxer (1907-1943)Photo: Hans Firzlaff, Public domain
Fabian KlosGerman footballerPhoto: Northside, CC BY-SA 3.0
Thorsten HeinsGerman Canadian businessmanPhoto: Yves Lepage, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ingrid PahlmannGerman politicianPhoto: Sven Teschke, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Heinrich DecimatorGerman astronomerPhoto: Heinrich Decimator, Public domain
Philipp RaulfsGerman politicianPhoto: Foto-AG Melle, CC BY 3.0
Fabian DriehorstscreenwriterPhoto: Tobias Freye, CC BY 4.0- Katharina Marie SchubertGerman actress
- André BreitbarthGerman judoka
- Hans-Heinrich PahlGerman footballer
- Anna MontanaroGerman actress
- Joachim KrugGerman association football manager and association football player
Born in Gifhorn, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay26
Churches and places of worship36
Kirchengemeinde Hl. Rafail-Nikolaos und Irini
Church · Greek Orthodox
14 Dannenbütteler Weg, Gifhorn
Evangelisch-Freikirchliche Gemeinde Neudorf-Platendorf (Baptisten)
Church · Protestant · 6.1 km
53 Dorfstraße, Sassenburg
Evangelisch-lutherisch Thomas-Kirchengemeinde Neudorf-Platendorf
Church · Protestant · 6.8 km
69 Dorfstraße, Sassenburg
Shopping58
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries38
Healthcare17
Heide-Apotheke Westerbeck
Clinic and pharmacy · 6.2 km
4 Kleine Dorfstraße, Sassenburg
Nordhoff-Apotheke im Gesundheitszentrum
Clinic and pharmacy · 5.0 km
6 Wiesenhofweg, Isenbüttel
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Getting there and nearby towns
Forschungsflughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg (BWE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 km away.
- Isenbüttel 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Sassenburg 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Meinersen 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Rethen 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Wolfsburg 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Lehre 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Wendeburg 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Hondelage 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Braunschweig 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Uetze 24 km west, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Altes Rathaus Gifhorn IMG 2856, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bushaltestelle Bergstraße, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Bergstraße, 2, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calberlaher Damm, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnstrecke, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gifhorn, ehemalige Fritz-Reuter-Realschule, Sonnenuhr, 1, Aisano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallerslebener Straße 29, 3, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gifhorn, ehemalige Fritz-Reuter-Realschule, 1, Aisano, CC0
- Fallerslebener Straße 29, 4, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallerslebener Straße 29, 2, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallerslebener Straße 29, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Allerwelle, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Allerwelle, 2, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallerslebener Straße 15, 2, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gifhorn Feuerwehr (1), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallerslebener Straße 15, 3, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rotaller, 3, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallerslebener Straße 13, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 24 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 22 1 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 26 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße, 2, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 23 2 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 22, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 22 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 20 2 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 18 3 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lindenstraße 35 2 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 23, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 18, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 26, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 24a, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 20 1 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gifhorn Feuerwehr (2), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 25, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 18 2 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallerslebener Straße 15, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 20, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lindenstraße 35 1 Gifhorn 2022CF, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodemannstraße 24, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mühlenmuseum Gifhorn Panorama, No machine-readable author provided. ArtMechanic assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gifhorn, Glockenpalast, 2, Aisano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kranichsmoorsee, TeWeBs, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gifhorn Schlosshof-01, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sassenburg Carl Schuchardt 1916, Carl Schuchhardt, hochgeladen von AxelHH, Public domain
- Gifhorn Kirche Altfrid, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Gifhorn Bernward 2020f, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Gifhorn Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Realschule, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aller in Gifhorn an der Konrad-Adenauer-Straße, 1, Aisano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gifhorn griech, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Humboldt-Gymnasium Gifhorn - Main entrance, MarcelX42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Katzenberg, 1, Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Filterberg 13.10.2013 - panoramio (2), Christian-1983, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, ibanez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, m4p1ll4ry, CC BY-SA 4.0
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