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

Is Handewitt safe? Germany travel risk

Is Handewitt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Handewitt scores 27/100 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.

Handewitt scores 27/100 (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 Handewitt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

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

A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Found at 54.7667° N, 9.3167° E within Schleswig-Holstein, Handewitt is situated 367.4 km SE of Berlin at an altitude of 40 m.

Region
Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates
54.7667° N, 9.3167° E
Elevation
40 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
11,371
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hamburg (142.4 km SSE).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Schleswig Air Base (WBG) 36.5 km SSE
Hospital Care Malteser Fördeklinikum St. Katharina, Standort Waldstraße 7.2 km ENE
Police Station Polizeistation Handewitt 0.6 km NE
Railway Terminal Flensburg / Flensborg 7.7 km E

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Germany

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

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.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Flensburg 10
7.9 km ENE
Husum 10
37.5 km SSW
Kiel 15
72.4 km SE
Cuxhaven 10
108.5 km SSW
Bad Segeberg 10
114.6 km SE
Norderstedt 10
126.2 km SSE

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy