Why visit Peine
Townapedia lists 57 museums and landmarks, 59 parks and trails, 140 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include teatr dach Kleinkunstbühne, Luhberg, Bismarckturm Oberg and Kugelwasserturm.
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About Peine
Peine (German pronunciation: [ˈpaɪnə] ; Eastphalian: Paane) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Peine. It is situated on the river Fuhse and the Mittellandkanal, approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of Braunschweig, 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Hildesheim, and 40 km (25 mi) east of Hanover.
From the Wikipedia article Peine (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Peine on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Things to do12
Hofladen Payers
Farm and orchard · 3.4 km
14 Alte Landstraße, Peine
Th,Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-13:00; Su 08:00-11:00
Museums and landmarks57
Kugelwasserturm
Monument and historic site · 6.7 km
Kugelwasserturm von 1921 der Ilseder Hütte, Zum Wasserturm 34 in Ilsede.
Frieda Gorski, geb. Winn
Monument and historic site · 2.1 km
Stolperstein für Frieda Gorski, geb.Winn
Wasserturm
Monument and historic site · 5.8 km
Wasserturm, Alte Krugstraße 3 in Peine OT Schwicheldt
3 Alte Krugstraße, Peine
JR Die Schokoladenfabrik GmbH
Monument and historic site · 2.3 km
4 Wilhelm-Rausch-Straße, Peine
Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Rittergut Rosenthal
Monument and historic site · 4.4 km
Besichtigungen nur nach Absprache
8 Kirchstraße, Peine
Alter Wasserturm
Monument and historic site · 1.9 km
Der Turm (1908 in Stil der Burgenromantik erbaut) ist heute nicht mehr begehbar, dient aber vielen Spaziergängern im Herzberg als Wanderziel.
45 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds59
P3 Hallenbad Badehaus Freibad Peine
Sports field and stadium · 1.0 km
11 Neustadtmühlendamm, Peine
Mo-Su 06:00-20:00
Wassersport Club Peine
Marina and boat launch · 2.0 km
Stege nur bis 1,5t. und 20m und Krananlage
47 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes140
Altes Landhaus Meerdorf
Restaurant · German · 6.2 km
13 Woltorfer Straße, Wendeburg
Tu-Sa 17:00+; Su 11:30-14:00, 17:00+
Cafe Couture
Restaurant · Lebanese, Burger · 0.7 km
22 Am Markt, Peine
Tu-Th 11:30-15:00,17:00-22:00; Fr 11:30-15:00,17:00-23:00; Fr...
Madame Le - Sushi & Panasiatisch
Restaurant · Sushi · 0.7 km
3 Breite Straße, Peine
Mo-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 13:00-21:00
Zur Linde
Restaurant · German · 8.0 km
1 Holzmark, Sophiental
keine festen Öffnungszeiten, weitere iIfos auf der Webseite
Café Mitte Peine GmbH
Cafe · Burger, German, Regional, Ice Cream · 0.6 km
48 Breite Straße, Peine
Mo-Su 08:30-18:00
Grete Landbäckerei
Bakery · 7.9 km
7 Edemisser Landstraße, Edemissen
Mo-Fr 05:15-18:00; Sa 05:00-12:00; Su 07:00-10:30
Landbäckerei Grete
Bakery · 3.8 km
18a Breite Straße, Ilsede
Mo-Fr 05:00-13:00; Sa 05:00-12:00; Su 07:00-10:30
Asia Gourmet
Restaurant · Asian · 2.2 km
8c Dieselstraße, Peine
Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00,17:30-23:00; Sa-Su 11:30-23:00
Theaterrestaurant Peiner Festsäle
Restaurant · Regional
12 Friedrich-Ebert-Platz, Peine
Tu-Su 17:00-23:00; Su,PH 12:00-14:00
Landbäckerei Grete
Bakery · 3.4 km
14 Edemissener Straße, Peine
Mo-Fr 05:00-18:00; Sa 02:00-12:00; Su 07:00-10:30
Zur Hollandsmühle
Restaurant · German, Italian · 1.5 km
4 Hollandsmühle, Peine
Tu-Sa 17:00-21:00; We off
128 more on the map.
History
A deed from 1130 mentions Berthold von Pagin, ministerialis of Lothair III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, who gave his name to the town in the form of Peine. The Peine Castle, which no longer exists, dated to this era or before.
The 1201 Hildesheim Chronicle describes a feud between the bishop Hartbert von Hildesheim and the brothers Ekbert and Gunzelin von Wolfenbüttel. Earl Gunzelin von Wolfenbüttel was the commander-in-chief of the German army and seneschal in attendance of Otto IV, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Gunzelin prevailed and won control of Burg Peine and the surrounding area. South of the castle, Gunzelin founded the town of Peine in 1218 or 1220. In 1223, the settlement gained town privileges. Gunzelin's coat of arms has been the town's symbol ever since.
In 1256, Peine was conquered by Duke Albrecht of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, and after Gunzelin's death in 1260, his sons (see: House of Asseburg) lost the fief of Peine to the bishop of Hildesheim. Otto I of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, bishop of Hildesheim, 1260–1279, gave Earl Wedekind von Poppenburg the castle, town and county of Peine as a fief. Otto later incorporated Peine as a market town.
Also in 1260, Peine earned the right to mint and issue coins and was, with a few interruptions, a mint for the Bishopric of Hildesheim until 1428.
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After the imminent shelling of Peine by American tank troops shortly before the end of World War II, the cultural functionary and teacher Hans Michael Finger, mayor Wiard Bronleewe and others from the Peine command post went to surrender to the American commander Captain Daniel A. Grundmann in Rosenthal on the morning of April 10, 1945. Finger was acting as an interpreter. Thanks to Finger's explanations, the further bombardment of Peine was averted almost at the last minute.
In 1954 and 1956, two of the largest German medieval treasures of silver (95 pieces of round bullion, weighing 7.5 kg, dating from the 14th century) were found under the streets Stederdorfer Straße and Horstweg. The Peine city archive was directed by Michael Utecht from 1988 to 2019.
From the History section of Peine on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Peine
Hans-Hermann HoppeAustrian school economist and libertarian anarcho-capitalist philosopherPhoto: Mises Institute, CC BY 3.0
Solomon PerelGerman-Jewish Holocaust survivor and author of Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon, published in English as Europa, EuropaPhoto: StagiaireMGIMO, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fritz HartjensteinSS officer (1905–1954)Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Caren MiosgaGerman journalist and television presenterPhoto: Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0
Friedrich Conrad GriepenkerlGerman philosopher, educationist, musicologist and musician (1782-1849)Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Rainer Matthias Holm-HadullaGerman psychotherapist and psychiatristPhoto: Angelika Löffler / FotoAgenten, CC BY-SA 4.0- Rudolf OttoGerman theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist (1869–1937)
- Friedrich von BodenstedtGerman writer (1819–1892)
- Otto SpiegelbergGerman doctor (1830–1881)
- Johann August Carl SieversGerman botanist (1762-1795)
- Ramazan YıldırımTurkish-German association football player and manager (born 1975)
- Herma Auguste WittstockGerman performance artist
Born in Peine, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay17
Churches and places of worship55
Shopping50
Gas and EV charging22
Schools, colleges and libraries37
IGS Peine - Integrierte Gesamtschule mit gymnasialer Oberstufe
School · 3.7 km
16 Pelikanstraße, Peine
Healthcare20
Map of Peine
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Getting there and nearby towns
Forschungsflughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg (BWE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Ilsede 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Vechelde 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Wendeburg 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Arpke 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Lengede 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Hohenhameln 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Söhlde 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Uetze 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Lehrte 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Sehnde 18 km west, about 18 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Peine Rathaus 01, Rilegator, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahnhof Peine, Sebman81, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahnhof Peine from Southeast, Sebman81, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Luisenstraße, 1, Peine, Landkreis Peine, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof Peine Panorama, Sebman81, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahnhof Peine - panoramio (1), bruce-y, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peine, Germany - panoramio (1), bruce-y, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahnhof Peine - panoramio, bruce-y, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wasserturm am Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5411, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wasserturm am Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5410, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wasserturm am Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5412, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pferdebrunnen-Peine 2015, Verograph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Peine Wasserturm, Sebman81, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peine Werderstraße Blickrichtung Parkhaus - panoramio, bruce-y, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peine Werderstraße Blickrichtung Rathaus - panoramio, bruce-y, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peine Wasserturm-2, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peine Wasserturm-1, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peiner Festsäle am Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5418, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peiner Festsäle am Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5421, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5428, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein Gustav Lichtenstein, 1, Gröpern 3-4, Peine, Landkreis Peine, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Bernhard Lichtenstein, 1, Gröpern 3-4, Peine, Landkreis Peine, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Elise Lichtenstein, 1, Gröpern 3-4, Peine, Landkreis Peine, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gebäude am Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5426, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gebäude am Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Peine IMG 5426 (cropped), losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peine Querstraße mit Blick auf Breite Straße - panoramio, bruce-y, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rauhreif am Auflandeteich - panoramio, Andreas Schoring, CC BY 3.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Fuhsetal bei Eixe IMG 3428, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St-urban-klein-ilsede2, jojeska, GFDL
- Equord Kirche 01, Rabanus Flavus, Public domain
- NSG Schwarzwasserniederung westlich der B444 IMG 3299, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St.-Jakobi-Kirche von 1899 in Peine IMG 2557, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wendesser Moor - 03, Muschelschubser, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Klinikum Peine 2020, Emtheee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Markus-Kapelle in Blumenhagen (Edemissen) IMG 4356, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Martin-Luther-Kirche in Edemissen IMG 4333, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche von Abbensen (Edemissen) IMG 6245, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bismarckturm Lahstedt Oberg center left, Sebman81, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kugelwasserturm Ilsede, Joezie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gorski, Frieda - Dorotheenstr. 34, Bebato2021, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schwicheldt Wasserturm-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Graetz, Ruth - Theodor-Heuss-Str. 21, Bebato2021, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Groß Ilsede Kirche kath, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Edemissen Kirche kath, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Vöhrum Kirche kath, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Peine Kirche kath, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Dungelbeck Kirche kath, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Peine Luhberg Schlageter, Sebman81, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peine ASTORIA (1988), j-ostheimer, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, almica, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aceini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aceini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aceini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aceini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bvblers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, u14183, 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, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thomersch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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