Why visit Sittensen
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 30 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Grimkes Bauernladen, Handwerkermuseum, Tister Bauernmoor and Golfclub Königshof Sittensen e.V..
Weather in Sittensen
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About Sittensen
Sittensen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northeast of Rotenburg, and 45 km southwest of Hamburg.
From the Wikipedia article Sittensen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Grimkes Bauernladen
Farm and orchard · 3.9 km
5 Eichenstraße, Lengenbostel
Th 08:00-12:30, 14:00-18:00; Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; Su-We, PH off
Museums and landmarks15
3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Tister Bauernmoor
Park · 4.5 km
Nature reserve in Lower Saxony, Germany
Restaurants and cafes30
Petsch Brot
Bakery · 1.9 km
17 Hauptstraße, Tiste
We-Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-12:00
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Warung Bali
Restaurant · Asian
12 Am Markt, Sittensen
Tu-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr-Su 11:30-22:00
18 more on the map.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship4
Gemeindehaus der evangelischen lutherischen Kirche
Church · Lutheran
6 Scheeßeler Straße, Sittensen
Shopping10
Gas and EV charging16
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare3
Map of Sittensen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.
- Scheeßel 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Tostedt 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Zeven 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Harsefeld 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Buchholz in der Nordheide 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Buxtehude 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Schneverdingen 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Sottrum 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Neu Wulmstorf 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Ottersberg 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sittensen - Friedhofskapelle, Oxfordian Kissuth, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gedenktafel in Sittensen - Die Wassermühle, smarties, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gedenktafel in Sittensen - Oste und Mühlenteich, smarties, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchenweg 2 in Sittensen, Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (6), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (7), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (8), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Sittensen 3, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Sittensen 4, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Sittensen 1, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Sittensen 2, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Town hall of Sittensen (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stone cenotaph in Sittensen (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (5), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Dionysius church in Sittensen (4), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oste river in Sittensen (4), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oste river in Sittensen (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oste river in Sittensen (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pond in Sittensen (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Muehlenstrasse 8a in Sittensen (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Muehlenstrasse 8a in Sittensen (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gedenktafel in Sittensen - Schmiede und Stellmacherei, smarties, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oste river in Sittensen (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sittensen-watermolen-87, Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Muehlenteich in Sittensen (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sittensen-spoorbaan-04, Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sittensen-spoorbaan-05, Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tister Moor, Goele, Public domain
- 2025-Herrenhaus-Burgsittensen, Knase, CC0
- Street-level photo, thewizard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, deleted_user, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adverburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thewizard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesshof, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, zoegglmeyr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thewizard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesshof, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesshof, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, zoegglmeyr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
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