GIFHORN

Lower Saxony · GERMANY (DE) · 52.48°N / 10.55°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,920,478

Gifhorn is a city in Germany with a population of 43,000. It sits at 52.48/10.55, runs on Europe/Berlin, is 5 km from Isenbüttel.

Population 43,000

Place Type County Seat

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Berlin

All facts

fields

Country: Germany
Subdivision: Lower Saxony
Coords: 52.48°N / 10.55°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Isenbüttel Lower Saxony 6,277 5.4 km

SW Ribbesbüttel Lower Saxony 2,156 5.6 km

S Rötgesbüttel Lower Saxony 2,216 6.9 km

NE Sassenburg Lower Saxony 10,982 7.1 km

S Wasbüttel Lower Saxony 1,948 7.7 km

SE Calberlah Lower Saxony 4,987 8.0 km

N Wagenhoff Lower Saxony 1,150 8.5 km

SE Allerbüttel Lower Saxony 776 8.7 km

E Osloß Lower Saxony 1,990 8.8 km

SW Leiferde Lower Saxony 0 9.0 km

Air access

nearby

EDVQ

Wilsche Glider Field

Small airport

0.0 km

BWE

Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport

Medium airport

17.6 km

EDVC

Celle-Arloh Airfield

Small airport

37.8 km

ETHC

Celle Army Airfield

Medium airport

38.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Gifhorn?: 43,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Gifhorn in?: Europe/Berlin.
Which country is Gifhorn in?: Germany (DE).
Which airport serves Gifhorn?: Wilsche Glider Field (EDVQ).
How far is Gifhorn from Berlin?: About 194 km.
Does Gifhorn have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Germany?: German.
What currency is used in Germany?: Euro.
How many cities are in Germany?: 11,819 on record.
Which admin region is Gifhorn in?: Lower Saxony.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2920478

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2920478,
    "name": "Gifhorn",
    "ascii_name": "Gifhorn",
    "country_code": "DE",
    "population": 43000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Berlin",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA3",
    "latitude": 52.47774,
    "longitude": 10.5511
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.9x the population of Isenbüttel.
5 km from Isenbüttel.
Same timezone (Europe/Berlin) as 11,817 other cities in Germany.