Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony most known for hosting the headquarters of Volkswagen Group. While the castle that gave the city its name is as old as 1302, the city has been essentially created only in the 20th century around the original Volkswagen factory. Wikivoyage

Population 129,813 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 7 h 43 in Dec, dark by 16:03 · 16 h 47 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 12 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 55 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 54 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 43 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 47 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 21 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 45 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 43 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 42 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 47 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 43 of daylight
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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Markplatz Rathausplatz

    1. Monday: 24 hours
    2. Tuesday: 24 hours
    3. Wednesday: 24 hours
    4. Thursday: 24 hours
    5. Friday: 24 hours
    6. Saturday: 24 hours
    7. Sunday: 24 hours

    24 hours

    260 m from the centre

  • Marktplatz vor dem Rathaus

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–13:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–13:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:00

    310 m from the centre

  • Brandenburger Platz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–13:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:00

    1.8 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 52 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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