Salzgitter, Germany
Salzgitter is a city of 104,970 people in Lower Saxony, Germany, founded in April 1, 1942.
Why visit Salzgitter
Townapedia lists 125 museums and landmarks, 51 parks and trails, 174 places to eat, 15 places to stay and 18 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Salzgitter-Bad, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Lessinghaus and FORUM Bauunternehmen GmbH.
Weather in Salzgitter
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Salzgitter
Salzgitter (German pronunciation: [zaltsˈɡɪtɐ] ; Eastphalian: Soltgitter) is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren (metropolitan areas) of Lower Saxony. With 107,674 inhabitants and 223.92 square kilometres (86.46 sq mi) (as of 2015), it is the largest city by area in Lower Saxony and one of the largest in Germany. Salzgitter originated as a conglomeration of several small towns and villages, and is today made up of 31 boroughs, which are relatively compact conurbations with wide stretches of open country between them.
From the Wikipedia article Salzgitter (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Salzgitter on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do18
Salzgitter-Bad
Monument and historic site · 12.4 km
Quarter of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony, Germany
Staatstheater Braunschweig
Cinema and theater · 14.5 km
Theatre and opera house in Brunswick, Germany
6 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks125
Lessinghaus
Museum · 7.9 km
2 Lessingplatz, Wolfenbüttel
Mo off; Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
FORUM Bauunternehmen GmbH
Monument and historic site · 4.0 km
3A Werkstraße
Mo-Th 08:00-16:30; Fr 08:00-13:00
Kleines Schloss
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
14 Schloßplatz, Wolfenbüttel
Schloss Wolfenbüttel
Monument and historic site · 7.8 km
13 Schloßplatz, Wolfenbüttel
Vita-Villa
Museum · 8.1 km
Wechselnde Ausstellungen überwiegend lokaler Künstler. Gelegentlich Lesungen, Konzerte.
9 Kleiner Zimmerhof, Wolfenbüttel
Tu, Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Zeughaus
Monument and historic site · 8.0 km
12 Schloßplatz, Wolfenbüttel
Brunswick State Museum
Museum · 14.0 km
History museum in Braunschweig, Germany focused on regional history
Burg Gebhardshagen
Monument and historic site · 7.0 km
Vor der Burg, Salzgitter
Dankwarderode Castle
Museum · 14.1 km
Reconstructed lowland castle in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Gärtnermuseum Wolfenbüttel
Museum · 8.7 km
Local history museum in Germany
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Museum · 14.3 km
Art museum in Braunschweig, Germany
113 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds51
Heerter See und Waldgebiet Heerter Strauchholz
Hiking and trails · 5.4 km
Stadtbad Salzgitter-Lebenstedt
Sports field and stadium · 6.9 km
25 Zum Salzgittersee, Salzgitter
Mo 09:00-16:30; Tu 06:00-21:00; We-Su 09:00-18:00; Th off
Waldschwimmbad
Sports field and stadium · 8.1 km
May-Aug: Fr-Mo 10:00-19:00; May-Aug: Tu-Th 06:00-19:00
39 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes174
Vinum Italicum
Restaurant · Mediterranean · 8.0 km
3 Schiffwall, Wolfenbüttel
Mo-Fr 12:00-14:30, Mo-We 18:00-21:30, Sa 12:00-15:00, Th-Sa...
Café „Katzenwald“
Cafe · Cake, Coffee Shop · 8.1 km
5 Löwenstraße, Wolfenbüttel
Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; Mo,PH off
China Garden
Restaurant · Chinese · 5.4 km
144 Berliner Straße, Salzgitter
Mo-Su 11:30-15:00,17:30-23:00
Gaststätte "Klima- & Genusswerkstatt (KGW)"
Restaurant · German, Italian · 5.3 km
133 Neißestraße, Salzgitter
Tu-Su 11:30-22:00
Schnellrestaurant im Park
Restaurant · Fastfood · 0.9 km
7 Sudetenstraße, Salzgitter
Mo-Fr 06:00-16:00
Viet-Thai
Restaurant · Thai, Vietnamese · 8.1 km
6 Großer Zimmerhof, Wolfenbüttel
Mo-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00
Café Engelke, Hildesheimer Stadtbäckerei
Cafe · 4.7 km
246 Peiner Straße, Salzgitter
Mo-Su 05:00-18:00
.JPG){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Flora-Klause
Restaurant · 5.3 km
98a Swindonstraße, Salzgitter
Mo-Fr 12:00-20:00; Sa[1] 12:00-18:00; Sa[3] 12:00-18:00
Pizzeria La Vita
Restaurant · Kebab, Pizza, Regional · 4.0 km
26 Harzstraße, Salzgitter
Mo off; Tu,Th,Sa-Su 11:00-14:00,16:00-23:00; We,Fr 11:00-23:00
Richters Altstadt-Bäckerei
Bakery · 5.0 km
10a Schäferwiese, Salzgitter
Mo-Fr 05:30-18:00; Sa 05:30-16:00; Su 08:00-13:00
162 more on the map.
Where to stay15
Jugendgästehaus Wolfenbüttel
Motel and hotel · 7.7 km
1 Am Seeligerpark, Wolfenbüttel
Hotel Garni "Gaststätte Sultan"
Motel and hotel · 7.5 km
8 Rosenmüllerstraße, Wolfenbüttel
Churches and places of worship54
Evangelische Kirche Lobmachtersen
Church · Protestant · 6.6 km
7 Hilligenstraße, Salzgitter
Shopping57
Gas and EV charging20
Tank- und Waschcenter Holzbecher GmbH
Gas station · 4.2 km
11 Gustav-Hagemann-Straße, Salzgitter
Schools, colleges and libraries48
Healthcare28
Zentrum für Sozialpsychatrie und Nervenheilkunde am Ostebogen GmbH
Clinic and pharmacy · 8.1 km
1 Bahnhofstraße, Wolfenbüttel
Map of Salzgitter
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Forschungsflughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg (BWE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.
- Leinde 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Cramme 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Geitelde 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Wolfenbüttel 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Leiferde 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Lengede 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Broitzem 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Timmerlah 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Flöthe 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Wolfsburg 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
Loading what members have shared...
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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Salzgitter Stahlwerk, Holger Zernetsch, Public domain
- KZ-Außenlager Salzgitter-Drütte Gedenkstätte Hochstraße 2010-04-11, Tim Schredder, CC BY 3.0
- Aerial image of the Salzgitter-Drütte airfield, Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1-SMAG-Salzgitter-Bad, Elmschrat Coaching38, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Braunschweig Luftaufnahme Staatstheater (2011), Brunswyk at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- ECE Schloss 06u07 1b, The original uploader was Kudalla at German Wikipedia . ( Original text: Heinz Kudalla ), Attribution
- Braunschweig, Landesmuseum, Photo taken on April 11, 2005, by Magnus Manske , in Braunschweig , Germany ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- BurgDankwarderode2016, Stefan Schäfer, Lich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aegidienkirche 03 1a, Kudalla (Heinz Kudalla) at de.wikipedia, Attribution
- Marienkirche (Wolfenbüttel)01, Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hbk braunschweig bibliothek, No machine-readable author provided. Mprinke assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5
- Wolfenbuettel Herzog August Bibliothek Innen2 (2006), User:Brunswyk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burg Gebhardshagen Front mit Tor, Axel Hindemith, CC BY 3.0
- Aerial image of Schloss Wolfenbüttel (view from the east), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BR 061 Klärteich III bei Salzgitter-Heerte, Giacomo R., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Versoehnungskirche-wf-glockenturm, Autor1956, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Visualisierung Außenansicht, Volksbankbrawo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- LindenbergVonSüdOst, Okernick, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Salzgitter-Lebenstedt Kirche Joseph, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Salzgitter-Lebenstedt Kirche Michael, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Salzgitter-Thiede - Stiftskirche Steterburg - Südseite 2015-07, Johamar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geitelder Berg Panorama Nord-West-Süd, Roland Hieber, CC0
- Wolfenbüttel Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BS Geitelde Kirche, TeWeBs, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Apostelkirche von Großstöckheim (Wolfenbüttel) IMG 0568, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Salzgitter-Drütte - Michaeliskirche, Johamar, CC BY 3.0
- Kirche von Salzgitter-Lobmachtersen (2), Johamar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzgitter-Bleckenstedt - Kirche 2012-05, Johamar, CC BY 3.0
- Lessings Hofbeamtenhaus von 1738 in Wolfenbüttel IMG 1418, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfenbuettel Herzog August Bibliothek Zeughaus 05, Jan-Herm Janßen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wasserburg Gebhardshagen Panorama 2012-02-07 13.15.33, Hover dam, CC BY 3.0
- Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel IMG 1422, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfenbuettel Schloss (2006), User:Brunswyk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfenbüttel - Kleines Schloss 2011, Holbein66, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Versöhnungskirche (Wolfenbüttel), Autor1956, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St-Johannes-wf-1, Autor1956, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Europäisches Vogelreservat Heerter See 04, Ursula Bresler, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzgitter Michael 2015, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Zeughaus 2022-09-05a, Holbein66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfsburg Fachhochschule, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Klein Venedig in Wolfenbüttel IMG 1447, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, Schmarvis, 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, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andreas1974, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andreas1974, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, u14183, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, u14183, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bvblers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, u14183, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, u14183, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Schmarvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andreas1974, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Schmarvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, u14183, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andreas1974, CC BY-SA 4.0
01.JPG){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_IMG_0568.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Page built November 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us or suggest a place.