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Population6,033
GeoNames
RegionLower Saxony
Elevation47 m
154 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area26.9 km²
Nearest airportHannover Airport (HAJ)
28 km
Why visit Hänigsen
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 8 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Wüstung Hetelingen bei Burgdorf, Kriegerdenkmal, Brand and Schilfbruch.
Weather in Hänigsen
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Things to do1
Feldmann's Bauernladen
Farm and orchard · 0.6 km
9 Alte Bahnhofstraße, Uetze
Museums and landmarks6
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
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Restaurants and cafes8
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Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
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Shopping3
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
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Healthcare2
Map of Hänigsen
32 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hannover Airport (HAJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.
- Burgdorf 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Wathlingen 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Uetze 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Lehrte 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Celle 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Isernhagen Farster Bauerschaft 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Hambühren 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Meinersen 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Lachendorf 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Peine 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Hanigsen in Uetze, Hover dam at German Wikipedia, Public domain
- Naturschutzgebiet Brand (NSG-HA105), Puusterke, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hetelingen Wall, AxelHH, CC BY 3.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Schilfbruch 03, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Petri-Kirche von 1274 in Hänigsen (Uetze) IMG 8135, Losch at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Nicolai-Kirche in Obershagen (Uetze) IMG 6778, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kriegerdenkmal Hänigsen 1, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Weg im Naturschutzgebiet Brand IMG 2709, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hetelingen Schild, AxelHH, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Jaschu31311, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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