Gifhorn, the goat city

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Goat Memorial © Thomas Hermes

Goat Memorial © Thomas Hermes

Gifhorn is a town and capital of the district Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony. It is situated at the confluence of the River Ise and River Aller, near the cities of Hanover, Celle, and Wolfsburg. Gifhorn is home to the International Wind- and Watermill Museum which contains a comprehensive collection and working replicas of the world’s most common windmills.

Gifhorn was first mentioned in 1196, when it was located at the crossing of two important merchant routes, one transporting salt between Lüneburg and Brunswick, the other transporting grain between Celle and Magdeburg.

Former town hall © Thomas Hermes Wind and Water Mill Museum © Axel Hindemith St Nicolai church with Langer Jammer half-timbered house and Kavalierhaus © Thomas Hermes Gifhorn's Swiss © Edmund Schweitz New town hall © Thomas Hermes New event hall © Thomas Hermes Historical town hall © Thomas Hermes Cultural institute Die Brücke (The Bridge) © AxelHH Goat Memorial © Thomas Hermes
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St Nicolai church with Langer Jammer half-timbered house and Kavalierhaus © Thomas Hermes
The city is home to several architecturally interesting buildings from different eras. The nature reserves and lakes around the city – like the Lüneburger Heide – has made Gifhorn a popular recreation area for day trippers from Braunschweig and Hannover.

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