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Barßel score: 28/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Barßel safe? Germany travel risk

Is Barßel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Barßel scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Barßel scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Barßel: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (37/100).

A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Barßel belongs to Lower Saxony (Germany), centered at coordinates 53.1703° N, 7.7467° E (2 m above sea level). Distance to Berlin is 386.7 km towards the E.

Region
Lower Saxony
Coordinates
53.1703° N, 7.7467° E
Elevation
2 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
13,706
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hamburg (155.4 km ENE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Wittmundhafen Air Base (ETNT) 42.3 km N
Hospital Care Klinikzentrum Westerstede 15.1 km NE
Police Station Polizeikomissariat Barßel 0.1 km SSE
Railway Terminal Augustfehn 5.7 km N

Proximate Regional Communities (Germany)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — — — — — 1 — — 1

Most flood events within 100 km of Barßel happened in September and December (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Oldenburg 15
31.3 km E
Aurich 15
37.8 km NNW
Emden 10
42.1 km WNW
Wilhelmshaven 10
46.4 km NNE
Delmenhorst 10
60.6 km ESE
Bremerhaven 15
69.7 km NE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy