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Vechelde Buergerzentrum 01 · Rilegator, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Christuskirche Vechelde 01 · Rilegator, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vechelde town hall 01 · Rilegator, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ortsbild Wahle (Vechelde) IMG 0198 · losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ortsbild Wahle (Vechelde) IMG 0199 · losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Schlosspark Vechelde 01 · Rilegator, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vechelde, Germany

Vechelde is a town of 16,219 people in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Population16,219 GeoNames
Elevation74 m 243 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area75.9 km²
Nearest airportForschungsflughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg (BWE) 15 km

Why visit Vechelde

Townapedia lists 28 museums and landmarks, 72 parks and trails, 65 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Hofladen Wiedemann, Geflügel Voges, Bismarckturm Oberg and Wunder von Lengede.

About Vechelde

Vechelde (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛçl̩də]) is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km southeast of Peine, and 10 km west of Braunschweig.

From the Wikipedia article Vechelde (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do6

Hofladen Wiedemann

Farm and orchard · 1.7 km

1 Breite Straße, Vechelde

Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00

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Geflügel Voges

Farm and orchard · 6.3 km

13 Kirchstraße, Braunschweig

Fr 06:30-17:00

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Lahberg

Scenic view · 7.2 km

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Seilbahnberg

Scenic view · 5.8 km

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Buch-Berg

Scenic view · 6.6 km

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Lammer Berg

Scenic view · 5.9 km

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Museums and landmarks28

Bismarckturm Oberg

Monument and historic site · 7.3 km

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Wunder von Lengede

Museum · 7.4 km

Tu-Su 08:00-18:00

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ZeitRäume Bodenstedt

Museum · 4.2 km

10 Hauptstraße, Vechelde

Su 11:30-17:00

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Wasserturm

Monument and historic site · 6.4 km

Woltorfer Wahrzeichen

1 Am Wasserturm, Peine

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Bauernhausmuseum

Museum · 4.6 km

6 Katzhagen, Wendeburg

"nach Vereinbarung"

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Schlosstor

Monument and historic site · 1.0 km

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Tor der Jutespinnerei

Monument and historic site · 0.8 km

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Lore

Monument and historic site · 6.9 km

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Dreiherrenstein

Monument and historic site · 6.1 km

Findling mit Brozeplakette, errichtet 1981-10-01

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Förderrad

Monument and historic site · 5.9 km

Seilscheibe

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Lore

Monument and historic site · 6.0 km

Lore

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1000 jährige Muttereiche

Monument and historic site · 6.0 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds72

Ereignisbaum-Fläche Westpark

Park · 7.3 km

Spendenprogramm „Mein Baum für Braunschweig"

24/7

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Lammer Holz

Hiking and trails · 6.6 km

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Marina Bortfeld

Marina and boat launch · 5.4 km

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Auebad

Sports field and stadium · 7.0 km

May-Sep: Mo-Fr 06:00-20:00; May-Sep: Sa,Su,PH 08:00-20:00

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Yachthafen Am Heidanger

Marina and boat launch · 3.1 km

1 Am Heidanger, Vechelde

Open in Google Maps · +49 5302 6400

Bolzplatz

Playground · 2.2 km

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Bolzplatz

Playground · 3.6 km

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Bolzplatz Bettmar

Playground · 2.9 km

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Dirt Park

Park · 5.5 km

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Gedenkpark Grubenunglück

Park · 7.2 km

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Restaurants and cafes65

Wendezeller Stuben

Restaurant · German · 7.2 km

35 Braunschweiger Straße, Wendeburg

We-Fr 17:00+; Sa, Su, PH 11:30+

Open in Google Maps · +49 5303 3131

Beast Pizza Lengede

Restaurant · Italian · 7.1 km

20 Gärtlingsweg, Lengede

Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa,Su 11:30-22:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5344 9991847

Gasthaus Geldmacher

Restaurant · German · 0.7 km

88 Hildesheimer Straße, Vechelde

We-Su 11:00-14:00,17:00+

Open in Google Maps · +49 5302 2290

La Sicilia

Restaurant · Italian · 5.8 km

5A Lammer Busch, Braunschweig

Tu 17:30-21:30; We-Su 12:00-14:30,17:30-21:30

Open in Google Maps · +4953170202959

Nummer Sieben

Brewery and winery · 0.8 km

Wein, Tee,

7 Hildesheimer Straße, Vechelde

Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-18:00; We,Sa 10:00-13:00

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Restaurant Athen

Restaurant · Greek · 6.1 km

97 Vallstedter Weg, Lengede

Tu-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-14:30,17:00-23:00; Su...

Open in Google Maps · +49 5344 915618

Restaurant Zotos

Restaurant · Greek · 6.5 km

110 Timmerlahstraße, Braunschweig

Mo-Sa 12:30-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-14:30,17:00-22:00

Open in Google Maps · +4915145717049

Side-Grill

Restaurant · Kebab, Turkish · 7.4 km

11 Broistedter Straße, Lengede

Tu-Su 10:00-21:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5344 6740

The Seven

Restaurant · Burger, American · 7.0 km

7 Büssingstraße, Wendeburg

We-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 17:00-21:00

Open in Google Maps · +4953035083002

Zur Linde

Restaurant · German · 5.7 km

1 Holzmark, Sophiental

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Open in Google Maps · +49 5303 3733

Havarie

Restaurant · Cake · 5.5 km

1 Marina Bortfeld, Wendeburg

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Restaurant am Yachthafen

Restaurant · 3.0 km

1 Am Heidanger, Vechelde

We-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-22:00; Su 11:30-17:00

Open in Google Maps · +4953026400

53 more on the map.

Where to stay11

Churches and places of worship34

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Shopping14

Gas and EV charging4

Schools, colleges and libraries19

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Healthcare8

Map of Vechelde

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Getting there and nearby towns

Forschungsflughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg (BWE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 km away.

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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