Map of Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany

Buchholz in der Nordheide is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population of about 40,849. It lies at 53.3264°N, 9.8681°E. Buchholz in der Nordheide is about 254 km (158 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Seevetal, 10 km to the northeast.

Buchholz in der Nordheide at a glance

Where is Buchholz in der Nordheide?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 30 min on the shortest day to 17 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Buchholz in der Nordheide

• Seevetal — 10 km northeast
• Buxtehude — 20 km northwest
• Hamburg — 26 km north
• Wedel — 31 km north
• Lüneburg — 37 km east
• Pinneberg — 38 km north
• Stade — 39 km northwest
• Norderstedt — 41 km north
• Elmshorn — 50 km north
• Uelzen — 61 km southeast

Largest cities in Lower Saxony

• Hanover — 515,140
• Braunschweig — 244,715
• Osnabrück — 166,462
• Oldenburg — 159,218
• Wolfsburg — 123,064
• Göttingen — 122,149
• Salzgitter — 104,970
• Hildesheim — 103,052
• Wilhelmshaven — 84,393
• Delmenhorst — 75,893

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.