national park
Lüneburg Heath
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
Sittensen sits on the route: 15 minutes from Lauenbrück, 39km from Lüneburg Heath.
Sittensen is a town located in Lower Saxony, Germany. With a population of 5,462, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sittensen sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sittensen to your route.
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.
Sittensen belonged - as to its government - to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In religious respect, however, SittensenRead more
formed part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Verden until after 1566 when its incumbent bishops lost papal recognition, except of a last Catholic bishop from 1630 to 1631, respectively. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823, the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.
Sittensen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Sittensen.
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Sittensen is located in Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 53.2762 latitude, 9.5043 longitude.
Sittensen has a population of approximately 5,462 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany7 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
44 km · about 50 min drive
museum
The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
44 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
46 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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