Gifhorn

Gifhorn is a town in Lower Saxony, in northern Germany in the south of Lüneburg Heath.

Understand
Gifhorn is a town with a population of 43,000 in 2019 in Lower Saxony that lies between Celle, Wolfsburg and Brunswick.

Get in
Gifhorn is well sign posted from the Autobahn (A2/A391 Brunswick (Germany) Braunschweig) or from Celle.

The rail station is a stop along the Braunschweig-Uelzen and Berlin-Hannover lines.

Get around
Your won't necessarily need a car. The town's centre is relatively small and can easily be navigated by foot.

Go next

 * Otter Centre in Hankensbüttel
 * The Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide) — is an extensive region of heath and farmland which has become a popular holiday and excursion destination (100 km / 62 mi).
 * Celle — admire the rows of timber-framed houses and the Baroque-Renaissance Celle Castle
 * Wolfsburg — home of the Volkswagen (22 km / 14 mi).
 * Brunswick (Braunschweig) — the Lion City and centre of scientific research (27 km / 17 mi).