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Essel

Everything ViaFrei knows about Essel right now – from open data, with the source of every figure.

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For Essel

Traffic light for Essel

Traffic light: YellowRedYellowGreen

Yellow — Roadworks narrowing the road · Schwarmstedt, Mühlenweg zwischen Am Loh und Parkweg in beiden Richtungen · 2.4 km

Within 5.0 km of Essel.

  1. Roadworks narrowing the road · Schwarmstedt, Mühlenweg zwischen Am Loh und Parkweg in beiden Richtungen · 2.4 km · Verkehrsmeldungen der Polizei: Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (VIZ.NRW) via Mobilithek, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0
  2. Roadworks narrowing the road · B214 · 4.7 km · Arbeitsstellen und Sperrungen Niedersachsen (außerhalb der Autobahnen): Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr via Mobilithek, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0
  3. Roadworks narrowing the road · A7 · Westenholzer Bruch - Mellendorf · 5.0 km · Verkehrsdaten: Autobahn GmbH des Bundes
show MapSources: © BKG, © OpenStreetMap contributors, Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW, Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr, Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, DELFI e.V., Bundesnetzagentur.de, EnBW AG, © Lkw-Parken BAB Deutschland / Bundesministerium für Verkehr
Map: 5.0 km aroundReasons marked on the map: 13. The list of reasons is the map in words. 3 × Roadworks narrowing the road, 4 × Public transport, 3 × Charging, 3 × Lorry parking and rest areas. As of 02:26.SchwarmstedtBuchholz (Aller)GiltenEsselHademstorfEickelohGrethemRoadworks narrowing the road · Schwarmstedt, Mühlenweg zwischen Am Loh und Parkweg in beiden RichtungenRoadworks narrowing the road · B214Roadworks narrowing the road · A7 · Westenholzer Bruch - MellendorfPublic transport · Essel (Aller) Bothmerscher WegPublic transport · Essel (Aller) FeuerwehrhausPublic transport · Essel (Aller) Hannoversche Straße 33Public transport · SchwarmstedtCharging · Am Apfelgarten 3Charging · ENBW, Celler Straße 8Charging · Kirschblütenweg 12Lorry parking and rest areas · Allertal WestLorry parking and rest areas · Allertal OstLorry parking and rest areas · Truckstop Schwarmstedt
Schematic map – not for navigation.As of 02:26Streets (OpenStreetMap)Public transportChargingLorry parking and rest areas

Grenzen: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_vg_nuts.pdf (Daten verändert)

Streets: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

The streets come from our street database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

TMC Location Code List (LCL 22.0): Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt), CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), bearbeitet · licence text

Verwaltungseinheiten: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_gn250.pdf (Daten verändert)

Verkehrsmeldungen der Polizei: Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (VIZ.NRW) via Mobilithek, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0

Arbeitsstellen und Sperrungen Niedersachsen (außerhalb der Autobahnen): Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr via Mobilithek, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0

Verkehrsdaten: Autobahn GmbH des Bundes

Fahrplandaten: DELFI e.V., CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

Ladesäulenregister: Bundesnetzagentur.de, CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

Ladepunkte: EnBW AG via Mobilithek, CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

LKW-Parken: © Lkw-Parken BAB Deutschland / Bundesministerium für Verkehr (BMV) 2026 — GeoNutzV, Daten verändert

How the traffic light is set
  • Red for a full closure of the carriageway, a wrong-way driver, objects, people or animals on the road, an accident with a closure, a weather warning of level 3–4 or a jam with a delay of 30 minutes or more.
  • Yellow for a shorter jam, roadworks narrowing the road, another traffic warning, a weather warning of level 1–2, slippery roads in the road-weather forecast, a closed entry or exit — or when a source is missing or out of date.
  • Green only when none of this is reported nearby and both the traffic messages and the German Weather Service's warnings for this place can be read. Green is no guarantee of a clear road.
  • Read: every traffic message for this place within 5.0 km (Autobahn GmbH, police, Land and city) and the German Weather Service (warnings, road weather).
  • No colour from: parking, charging, fuel, public transport.

Public transport

Essel · 5.0 km

0 of 51 trips late (0 %) — Lower Saxony

last 30 minutes, more than 5 minutes counts as late

163 trips skip a stop

The nearest stops (within 5.0 km) and what leaves there in the next 60 minutes

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  • Essel (Aller) Hannoversche Straße 33Bus 750 m · 10 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    More departures
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Fuel

Essel · 5.0 km

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Parking

Essel · 5.0 km
show ParkingSources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

within 5.0 km

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More car parks mapped by OpenStreetMap

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Roads

Essel · 5.0 km
show RoadsSources: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW, Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr

0 closures · 0 jams and accidents · 2 roadworks within 5.0 km

  • 2.4 kmdirection unknownTue 1 Sept, 00:00 – Mon 30 Nov, 17:00 · in force now, ends in 18 daysRestriction unknownRestrictionMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: K160 Schwarmstedt, Mühlenweg closed between Am Loh and Parkweg in beiden Richtungen, track construction work, railway crossing closed, a local diversion is established until … · Original (German) →
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    K160 Schwarmstedt, Mühlenweg closed between Am Loh and Parkweg in beiden Richtungen, track construction work, railway crossing closed, a local diversion is established until approx. 30/11/2026, 17:00
  • B214 4.7 kmdirection unknownThu, 8 Jun 2023, 07:00 – Thu 31 Dec, 16:00 · in force now, ends in 49 daysRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google Maps

The publishers' own texts are on the German page.

Translated automatically by ViaFrei; the German original is binding. Opus-MT, Helsinki-NLP (Tiedemann, Thottingal) (CC BY 4.0)

Autobahn GmbH's motorway reports are on the “Motorways” card.

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Motorways

Essel
show MotorwaysSources: Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes | MIA

Motorways within 15 km, nearest first

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Next 12 (13–24 of 67)

as of 02:21

The publishers' own texts are on the German page.

Short-duration roadworks are planned at short notice and often changed; they replace neither a permit for oversize and heavy transport nor the route check before setting off (our translation of the publisher's note).

The publisher's wording is on the German page.

Nearby

  • A7 Westenholzer Bruch - Mellendorf · 5.0 kmtowards Hannovertime not reportedRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google Mapsbetween 0.1 km after Westenholzer Bruch and 0.5 km before AS Mellendorf · 20.83 km long · 11.5 m wide to pass · 13 Nov, 00:00–05:00 and 6 more dates

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Lorry parking and rest areas

Essel · 5.0 km
show Lorry parking and rest areasSources: © Lkw-Parken BAB Deutschland / Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, Eco-Movement, © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

within 5.0 km

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Per the publishers; where nothing is stated, the facilities are unknown, not ruled out.

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These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Truck-parking occupancy (Toll Collect, SID)

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Charging

Essel · 5.0 km
show ChargingSources: Bundesnetzagentur.de, EnBW AG

within 5.0 km

Charging sites within 5.0 km: 16 · 7 × HPC

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Only a few operators publish live occupancy; “no status data” means unknown, not free.

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Groceries

Essel · 2.0 km
show GroceriesSources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Few nearby – the nearest within 2.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Butcher Esseler Fischerhaus200 m · 3 min walk south-east · Map · Google Maps
  • Butcher Fleischerei Heims1.9 km · 24 min walk south-west · Alter Postweg 6 · Map · Google Maps
  • Supermarket Penny2.0 km · 25 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps
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  • Supermarket ALDI Nord2.0 km · 25 min walk south-west · Celler Straße 31 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 27 October 2026

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Data: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Sources and licences

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Pharmacy & doctor

Essel · 3.0 km
show Pharmacy & doctorSources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Few nearby – the nearest within 3.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Doctor Frauen-Welten1.9 km · 24 min walk south-west · Bahnhofstraße 12 · Map · Google Maps
  • Doctor Prof. Dr. med. habil Martin Konitzer2.0 km · 26 min walk south-west · Bahnhofstraße 5 · Map · Google Maps
  • Dentist Praxis für Zahnheilkunde2.1 km · 27 min walk south-west · Tannhof 8 · Map · Google Maps
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  • Pharmacy Heide-Apotheke2.1 km · 27 min walk south-west · Moorstraße 5 · Map · Google Maps
  • Dentist Zahnarztpraxis Frank Jüttner2.1 km · 27 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 27 October 2026

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Data: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

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These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Cash & post

Essel · 3.0 km
show Cash & postSources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Few nearby – the nearest within 3.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Bank Volksbank2.0 km · 25 min walk south-west · Celler Straße 14 · Map · Google Maps
  • Post office DHL Paketshop 4122.0 km · 26 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Bank Kreissparkasse2.4 km · 30 min walk south-west · Am Markt 2 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 27 October 2026

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Data: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

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These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Food & drink

Essel · 2.0 km
show Food & drinkSources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Few nearby – the nearest within 2.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Café Cafe Konfitee Aronia1.3 km · 17 min walk south-west · Am Varrenbruch 8 · Map · Google Maps
  • Restaurant Le Bistro1.6 km · 21 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Restaurant Grill Taverne Korfu1.7 km · 22 min walk south-west · Celler Straße 5 · Map · Google Maps
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  • Restaurant Dilan Grill1.9 km · 24 min walk south-west · Bahnhofstraße 15 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 27 October 2026

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Data: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Sources and licences

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Places to stay

Essel · 3.0 km
show Places to staySources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Few nearby – the nearest within 3.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Guest house Gästezimmer im Zeisigbusch150 m · 3 min walk south · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Ringhotel Bertram2.0 km · 26 min walk south-west · Moorstraße 1 · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Tepe´s Gasthof2.3 km · 29 min walk south-west · Kirchstraße 12 · Map · Google Maps
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  • Hotel Gästehaus Antiquitäten Café2.9 km · 37 min walk west · Am Hohen Ufer 1 · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Gästehaus Schloss Bothmer2.9 km · 37 min walk west · Alte Dorfstraße 15 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 27 October 2026

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Data: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

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Car service

Essel · 3.0 km
show Car serviceSources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Few nearby – the nearest within 3.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Car repair Autoservice Ahrens2.1 km · 27 min walk south-west · Celler Straße 39a · Map · Google Maps
  • Car wash Wap Waschbär2.1 km · 27 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Car repair 1a Autocenter Schwarmstedt2.2 km · 28 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 27 October 2026

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Data: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

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Police

Essel · 5.0 km
show PoliceSources: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

Few nearby – the nearest within 5.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Police Polizeistation Schwarmstedt2.1 km · 27 min walk south-west · Celler Straße 41 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 27 October 2026

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Data: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende

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Neighbouring towns

Essel
show Neighbouring townsSources: Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, © BKG

The nearest large and medium-sized towns within 60 km, each with the lamp of its motorways:

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A town's lamp is the worst of its motorways, each at its nearest exit – as its own page shows it.

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All quiet

  • Severe weather — no severe-weather warning; road-surface forecast (model, not a measurement) at the Allerbrücke station, 3.2 km: dry

    The next hours at Allerbrücke

    • 03:00 air 3.6 °C · road surface 1.8 °C, dry
    • 04:00 air 4.2 °C · road surface 2.1 °C, dry
    • 05:00 air 4.4 °C · road surface 2.5 °C, dry
    • 06:00 air 4.5 °C · road surface 2.7 °C, dry
    • 07:00 air 4.5 °C · road surface 3.0 °C, dry
    • 08:00 air 4.8 °C · road surface 3.6 °C, dry

No public toilet within 5.0 km in the OpenStreetMap data.

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

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