Gifhorn, District capital in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The town stands at the meeting point of the Ise and Aller rivers, with an elevation of 53 meters above sea level.
The settlement received market rights in 1275 from John, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and later gained town status in 1852 with 2,500 residents.
The International Wind and Watermill Museum exhibits functioning replicas and original specimens of windmills from multiple global regions.
The town connects to major transport routes, sitting 194 kilometers from Berlin and 125 kilometers from Hamburg, with direct access to Brunswick and Wolfsburg.
The Bells Palace, built over 16 years, incorporates Russian timber architecture and received its foundation stone from Mikhail Gorbachev in 1996.
Location: Gifhorn
Elevation above the sea: 53 m
Shares border with: Sassenburg, Isenbüttel, Meinersen, Wesendorf, Müden (Aller), Ribbesbüttel, Wagenhoff, Leiferde, Brunswick Land
Website: https://stadt-gifhorn.de
GPS coordinates: 52.48861,10.54639
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:19
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