cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Holle
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Holle
Holle is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Baddeckenstedt, 52km from Wernigerode Castle.
Holle is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 7,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Baddeckenstedt, about 5 km away.
Holle (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔlə]) is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Hildesheim, and 15 km west of Salzgitter. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.
One of the villages in this municipalityRead more
is Derneburg . The castle there, Schloss Derneburg , is since 2007 the site of one out of two modern art museums of the Hall Art Foundation. A famous German artist, Georg Baselitz, had lived and worked in this castle from 1975 until 2006.
In the tiny village of Söder, 7 km south of Holle, a baroque castle housed a famous art collection, owned by the Von Brabeck family, until it was sold at a remarkable auction in 1859.
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What is there to see near Holle?
Within an hour or so of Holle: Hildesheim Cathedral (16 km), Goslar Old Town (27 km), PS Storage Depot Einbeck (36 km), PS.SPEICHER (36 km).
Where is Holle?
Holle is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 5 km from Baddeckenstedt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,349
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.0872, 10.1601
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Holle
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Goslar Old Town
A UNESCO imperial town at the foot of the Harz, with 1,500 half-timbered houses and a thousand-year-old mine.
27 km · about 30 min drive
museum
PS Storage Depot Einbeck
Quirky German museum with stacked towers of classic cars and an interactive celebration of car culture and engineering.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
PS.SPEICHER
A world-class mobility museum in Einbeck showcasing the history of motorised transport through interactive exhibits and over 400 vehicles.
36 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Brocken
The Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Herrenhausen Gardens
Hanover's grand baroque garden, one of Europe's finest, with geometric parterres, fountains and a glowing grotto.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Wernigerode Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic castle perched above a colourful half-timbered town, the picturesque gateway to the Harz mountains.
52 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Autostadt Wolfsburg
Volkswagen's massive automotive theme park and museum complex where visitors can collect their new cars from glass towers.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Holle
- 45 kmBrockenThe Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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