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Lüneburg (district)

Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Lüchow-Dannenberg, Uelzen, Heidekreis and Harburg, and the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Located at 53.25, 10.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.728 miles away.
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Lüneburg (district), Districts of Lower Saxony, Lüneburg Heath

Lüneburg (region)

Lüneburg was one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the north of the federal state between the three cities Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover. The region was created under royal Hanoverian rule in 1823 as Landdrostei Lüneburg, renamed Regierungsbezirk in 1885, then being a subdivision of the Prussian Province of Hanover. On 1 February 1978 the Lüneburg Region incorporated the neighbouring former Stade Region.

Located at 53.2459, 10.4093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.727 miles away.
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Geography of Lower Saxony, History of Lower Saxony, Government regions of Prussia, States and territories established in 1885, States and territories disestablished in 2004

Neuengamme concentration camp

The Neuengamme concentration camp, a German concentration camp, was established in 1938 by the SS near the village of Neuengamme in the Bergedorf district of the City of Hamburg, Germany. It was in Nazi operation from 1938 to 1945. By the end of the war, more than half of its estimated 106,000 prisoners had died. At the end of hostilities, the occupying British Army used it for a time as a detention centre for SS troops.

Located at 53.4306, 10.2336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.738 miles away.
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Heritage sites in Hamburg, History of Hamburg, Nazi concentration camps, Neuengamme concentration camp, 1938 establishments in Germany, Museums in Hamburg, World War II museums in Germany

St. John's Church, Lüneburg

The Church of John the Baptist (Germ. St. Johannis or Johanniskirche) is the oldest Lutheran church in Lüneburg and located in the city center.

Located at 53.2478, 10.4128 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.727 miles away.
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Churches in Lower Saxony, Lüneburg (district), Lutheran church buildings converted from Roman Catholicism, Lutheran churches in Germany, Gothic hall churches in Germany

Elbmarsch

Elbmarsch is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the southern (left) bank of the river Elbe, approx. 30 km southeast of Hamburg, and 20 km north of Lüneburg. Its seat is in the village Marschacht. The name refers to the marshes along the Elbe. The Samtgemeinde Elbmarsch consists of the following municipalities: Drage Marschacht Tespe

Located at 53.4161, 10.3764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.738 miles away.
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Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony

Gellersen

Gellersen is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 5 km west of Lüneburg. Its seat is in the village Reppenstedt. The Samtgemeinde Gellersen consists of the following municipalities: Kirchgellersen Reppenstedt Südergellersen

Located at 53.2478, 10.3528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.727 miles away.
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Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony

Scharnebeck twin ship lift

The Scharnebeck twin ship lift is on the Elbe-Seitenkanal, which connects the Elbe and the Mittellandkanal. The boat lift was built in Scharnebeck to the North-east of Lüneburg in 1974 and was at that time the largest ship lift in the world. The first ship passed through the lift on 1975-12-05. There is a museum at the site which can be visited by walkers.

Located at 53.2922, 10.4883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.731 miles away.
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Boat lifts, Transport in Lower Saxony, Buildings and structures in Lower Saxony, Transport infrastructure completed in 1975

Lütau (Amt)

Lütau is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Lauenburg/Elbe, itself not part of the Amt. The Amt Lütau consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): Basedow (678) Buchhorst (163) Dalldorf (353) Juliusburg (184) Krukow (196) Krüzen (337) Lanze (407) Lütau (677) Schnakenbek (846) Wangelau (220)

Located at 53.433, 10.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.741 miles away.
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Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein

Oldendorfer Totenstatt

The Oldendorfer Totenstatt is a group of six burial mounds and megalith sites in Oldendorf north of Amelinghausen in the valley of the River Luhe in Lüneburg district in the German state of Lower Saxony. It consists of dolmens (sites 1, 3 and 4) and tumuli (sites 2, 5 and 6).

Located at 53.1464, 10.2194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.719 miles away.
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Religious architecture, Megalithic monuments in Europe, Archaeological sites in Germany, Lüneburg Heath, Lüneburg (district), Funnelbeaker culture

Elbe Marshes

The Elbe marshes are an extensive region of marsh or polderland along the lower and middle reaches of the River Elbe in northern Germany. It is also referred to as the Lower Elbe Marsch by Dickinson and is region D24 in the BfN's list of the natural regions of Germany. The Germans refer to these polders as Marschen . Originally this flat strip of land along the Elbe was completely tidal.

Located at 53.4333, 10.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.739 miles away.
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Regions of Europe, Natural regions of Germany, Regions of Schleswig-Holstein, Regions of Lower Saxony, Marshes of Germany

Lüne Abbey

Lüne Abbey is an abbey in Lüneburg, in the German state of Lower Saxony, which was originally built for Benedictine nuns and today is home to a chapter of Lutheran conventuals. It is one of several former monasteries administered by the Hanoverian monastic chamber (Klosterkammer Hannover).

Located at 53.2603, 10.4222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.728 miles away.
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Benedictine monasteries in Germany, Monasteries in Lower Saxony, Brick Gothic, Lutheran women's convents, Lüneburg Heath, Benedictine nunneries in Germany, Museums in Lower Saxony, Religious museums in Germany, Textile museums, 1172 establishments in Germany, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century

German Salt Museum

The German Salt Museum (German: Deutsche Salzmuseum / Industriedenkmal Saline Lüneburg) in the German town of Lüneburg was established on the site of the old production facilities of the Lüneburg Saltworks (Lüneburger Saline) when it was closed in 1980. This industrial memorial which is based in the boiling house built in 1924 is one of the earliest of its type. It recalls the history of the oldest and, at one time, the greatest industrial operation in central Europe.

Located at 53.2433, 10.4017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.727 miles away.
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Lüneburg (district), Food museums in Germany, Museums in Lower Saxony, Salt museums

Lüneburg Kalkberg

The Lüneburg Kalkberg (not to be confused with the Segeberger Kalkberg) is the cap rock of a salt dome in the western part of the German town of Lüneburg. The Kalkberg was a gypsum mine during the middle ages, but is today a Naturschutzgebiet (nature reserve) and a common meeting place for city residents.

Located at 53.2494, 10.3964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.727 miles away.
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Lüneburg, Hills of Lower Saxony

Lüneburg University

The Leuphana University Lüneburg in Lüneburg, Germany, was founded in 1946 as a college of education (Pädagogische Hochschule or PH) and, since 2007, has offered a unique, Germany-wide, study and university model. It is designated as a 'foundation under public law'. The name Leuphana is derived from an ancient settlement on the Elbe river, that was mentioned in the geographical world atlas by Ptolemy in the 2nd century.

Located at 53.2289, 10.4011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.726 miles away.
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Lüneburg, Universities in Germany, Educational institutions established in 1946, Universities and colleges in Lower Saxony

Lopausee

The Lopausee is a man-made lake east of the village of Amelinghausen in the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. The lake, which has an area of about 12 hectares, has been created by impounding the River Lopau with a dam. The dam lies parallel to the road embankent of the B209 federal road that runs past the lake. The Lopausee is used exclusively as a nature reserve and for recreation. The water quality is rated as good and fishing and swimming are permitted.

Located at 53.1314, 10.23 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.718 miles away.
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Ilmenau basin, Dams in Lower Saxony, Amelinghausen

Bruchwetter

Bruchwetter is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Located at 53.3333, 10.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.734 miles away.
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Rivers of Lower Saxony

East Prussian State Museum

The East Prussian State Museum in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony in Germany, was established 1987 on the basis of the East Prussian Hunting Museum created by forester Hans Loeffke. It documents and commemorates the history, art and culture, but also the landscape and fauna of the previous German province East Prussia. Since spring 2009 the director of the museum is historian Dr. Joachim Mähnert.

Located at 53.2462, 10.4074 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.727 miles away.
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Museums in Lower Saxony, East Prussia, Ethnic cleansing of Germans, Museums established in 1987

Lüneburg Water Tower

Lüneburg Water Tower is a water tower in the southeastern part of the Lüneburg old town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The erection of the water tower was initiated on 3 October 1905, after drawings by the architect Franz Krüger (1873–1936), and was taken into use November 1907.

Located at 53.2467, 10.413 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.727 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1907, Water towers, Buildings and structures in Lower Saxony