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Lüneburg Heath

Mill Museum Exhibition Hall – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn Stadt

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

Mill Museum Exhibition Hall – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn Stadt

Easy

4.8

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Mill Museum Exhibition Hall – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn Stadt

01:48

7.09km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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2.85 km

Mill Museum Exhibition Hall

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Here you can find out everything about the mills. From the structure to the drive and the type of use.
Very nice exhibition and really great models of the mills. 👍

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3.76 km

Sanssouci Windmill Replica, International Mill Museum Gifhorn

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One of the most imposing mills in the museum. Very large and with an exhibition inside.

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4.26 km

Glocken Palace Gifhorn

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The bell palace with a courtyard is square and has three floors. The towers and the surrounding gallery with carvings and ornaments are in the tradition of Russian wooden architecture. …

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4.37 km

International Mill Museum Gifhorn

Highlight • Historical Site

Great sights

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4.38 km

Wooden Drawbridge to the Mill Museum

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Beautiful wooden bascule bridge over the watercourse. Here you can see the construction 🏗 very nicely and keep unwanted visitors away 😃

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4.72 km

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Gifhorn International Windmill Museum)

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The 27 meter high wooden church with eight gilded domes is a replica of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of Christ from 1765 in the village of Koslyatjevo. …

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5.11 km

Lounge chairs at Schlosssee

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Here on the shore of the castle lake you will find a few comfortable loungers

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5.32 km

View of Gifhorn Castle

Highlight • Castle

Various events take place in the Knights' Hall and in the inner courtyard.
The historical museum is also housed in the castle.

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7.09 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.00 km

1.43 km

585 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.00 km

2.98 km

750 m

144 m

132 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

26°C

15°C

34 %

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Comments

September 5, 2024,Gifhorn, Schloss und Mühlenmuseum [Deutschland]

Gifhorn is the southern gateway to the Lüneburg Heath. The city boasts a castle and the International Mill Museum. This open-air museum houses 13 life-size mills from all over the world.

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September 2, 2025,🌳🏡Gifhorner🏞Mühlen🏰🌳

It's easy to get around the Mill Museum, at least in the part that's open to the public. The museum itself was a bit too crowded for me, as I prefer peace and quiet. As is often the case, the weather app pointed me in the right direction today, because in Havelland, allotment gardeners are getting their money's worth.
I …

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May 16, 2025,Mühlenmuseum in Gifhorn 》

...after yesterday's somewhat disreputable hike over the Kitz,
today's tour is a rather bourgeois cultural tour.

This is the perfect place for lovers of historical technology, because here in Gifhorn, on a vast, idyllic site, you'll find authentic replicas of mills from all over the world.

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June 9, 2022,Gifhorn - Stadtbummel

visit to acquaintances. The plan was to have ice cream. 🍨☺️ - A visit to the Mill Museum and access to the Freedom Bell is currently not possible.

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Mill Museum Exhibition Hall – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn Stadt

Mill Museum Exhibition Hall

Sanssouci Windmill Replica, International Mill Museum Gifhorn

Glocken Palace Gifhorn

International Mill Museum Gifhorn

Wooden Drawbridge to the Mill Museum

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Gifhorn International Windmill Museum)

Lounge chairs at Schlosssee

View of Gifhorn Castle

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