Lueneburg Heath - Lüneburger Heide

The Lueneburg Heath is located in the northeast of the state Lower Saxony.

Regions

Heidesandweg near Niederhaverbeck

Sub-regions:not comprehensive:

  • Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve - The park is by far the best known and most visited heathland region. The goals here include the Heidedorf Wilsede, the Wilseder Berg and the Heidetal "Totengrund". The park is located in the districts of Harburg (Winsen / L.), Lüneburg and Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel)
  • Nordheide - Parts of the district of Harburg (Winsen / L.)
  • Südheide - Districts of Gifhorn and Celle as well as the southern part of the district of Uelzen

In the broadest sense, that too Wendland and the Lower Saxony part of the Elbe valley belong to the Lüneburg Heath region.

places

Map of Lueneburg Heath

Towns and villages of major tourist interest:

Osterheide near Schneverdingen
  • 1 AmelinghausenWebsite of this institutionAmelinghausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaAmelinghausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsAmelinghausen (Q461811) in the Wikidata database - Heath blossom festival (nature park)
  • 2 BispingenWebsite of this institutionBispingen in the encyclopedia WikipediaBispingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBispingen (Q503255) in the Wikidata database - with the Heidedorf Wilsede (nature park)
  • 3 Buchholz in the north heathWebsite of this institutionBuchholz in the Nordheide in the encyclopedia WikipediaBuchholz in the Nordheide in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBuchholz in der Nordheide (Q14892) in the Wikidata database -
  • 4 CelleWebsite of this institutionCelle in the encyclopedia WikipediaCelle in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCelle (Q3933) in the Wikidata database - Half-timbered houses and renaissance castle (Südheide)
  • 5 EschedeWebsite of this institutionEschede in the encyclopedia WikipediaEschede in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEschede (Q555622) in the Wikidata database - (Südheide)
  • 6 GifhornWebsite of this institutionGifhorn in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGifhorn in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGifhorn (Q14813) in the Wikidata database - (Südheide)
  • 7 HankensbüttelWebsite of this institutionHankensbüttel in the encyclopedia WikipediaHankensbüttel in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHankensbüttel (Q633148) in the Wikidata database - Otter center, monastery (Südheide)
  • 8 LuneburgWebsite of this institutionLüneburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaLüneburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLüneburg (Q3920) in the Wikidata database - German Salt Museum, town hall from the 13th century (nature park)
  • 9 Tired (Örtze)Website of this institutionMüden (Örtze) in the encyclopedia WikipediaMüden (Örtze) in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMüden (Örtze) (Q878255) in the Wikidata database - Village in the Südheide nature park
  • 10 SalzhausenWebsite of this institutionSalzhausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaSalzhausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSalzhausen (Q667370) in the Wikidata database - with the horse village Luhmühlen (versatility) (nature park)
  • 11 SchneverdingenWebsite of this institutionSchneverdingen in the encyclopedia WikipediaSchneverdingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSchneverdingen (Q503006) in the Wikidata database - Heath blossom festival (nature park)
  • 12 SoltauWebsite of this institutionSoltau in the encyclopedia WikipediaSoltau in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSoltau (Q504754) in the Wikidata database - with the Heidepark Soltau (nature park)
  • 13 SuderburgWebsite of this institutionSuderburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaSuderburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSuderburg (Q604584) in the Wikidata database - (Südheide)
  • 14 TostedtWebsite of this institutionTostedt in the encyclopedia WikipediaTostedt in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTostedt (Q651407) in the Wikidata database - (Nordheide)
  • 15 UelzenWebsite of this institutionUelzen in the encyclopedia WikipediaUelzen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsUelzen (Q15989) in the Wikidata database - Hundertwasser train station (Wendland)
  • 16 WalsrodeWebsite of this institutionWalsrode in the encyclopedia WikipediaWalsrode in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWalsrode (Q520369) in the Wikidata database - largest bird park in the world: Walsrode World Bird Park

Other goals

background

The Lüneburg Heath forms a natural region within the North German Plain with its own geography and climate. It consists of extensive pine and birch forests, open heathland, beautiful farmland, market towns and picturesque villages. In the north it extends from the sluggish water of the Elbe, in the east from the pine-covered hills of the Drawehn, in the south from the flat depressions of the Aller and the Wümme, in the west from the flat depressions of the Wümme and in the northwest from the low mountain range that delimits the southern flank of Hamburg . Ideal for walking, cycling or just relaxing, it has become a popular travel destination, especially for the surrounding towns and cities.

Its highest point is the Wilseder Berg, a modest affair, only 169 meters high, but with a beautiful view in all directions. The hills of the Lüneburg Heath are moraines - ridges of sand and gravel that were left behind by the last ice age. Their natural forests of birch, pine and sessile oak were grazed or cut down by prehistoric farmers to leave open heathland on the barren sandy soils. The heaths are particularly attractive in autumn when they are covered in blooming purple heather humming with honeybees. Thanks to the use of fertilizer, a large part of the old heather has been reclaimed as arable land, and the remaining heather must be actively cultivated to prevent the forest from returning. The traditional bog sheep or Heidschnucke, whose robust character is well adapted to the conditions on the heather, continue to do their part to prevent the trees from returning.

getting there

By plane

By train

By car

The motorway runs through the Lüneburg Heath A7 of Hanover to Hamburg. At Walsrode branches from this south-north connection A27 in the direction Bremen from. Also branches on Mesh cross at Hamburg die A39 of the A1 and the A7 in the direction Luneburg from.

mobility

The runs through the eastern Lüneburg Heath from north to south European long-distance footpath E6.

Tourist Attractions

Regionally significant sights:

  • Boat lift Scharnebeck north of Lüneburg - the largest ship lift in the world.
  • Museum village Hösseringen - Open-air museum for the Lüneburg Heath region (Museum side)
  • Brome Castle with Museum for the History of Crafts, Junkerende, 38465 Brome, Tel. 05833 1820. Open March to 2nd Advent: Tuesday to Saturday 2 pm-5pm, Sunday and public holidays 11 am-5pm. Admission 1 €, children and young people up to 18 free. The events for the Living Museum and the Castle Festival will still take place. The museum café is also still open on Sundays.

nature

  • Cottongrass flower in May
  • The most widespread heather plant in the Lüneburg Heath is the common heather. The Heather blossom is from the beginning of August to mid-September, it is easy to remember 08.08. until 09.09.
  • Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve - largest and most visited heathland in the region. The goals here include the Heidedorf Wilsede, the Wilseder Berg and the Heidetal "Totengrund".

  • Heather blossom

  • Cottongrass flower

activities

Cycling

The region offers various cycling routes. The best way to find it is to lay one down Cycling map to. Among other things, the Weser-Harz-Heide long-distance cycle path leads through the Lüneburg Heath.

kitchen

  • The Lüneburg Heath is one of the main growing areas for asparagus and potatoes. They are omnipresent Heather potatoeswhich are very popular as a side dish in any form. The heather asparagus is available in the season from April to mid-June.
  • A regional favorite dish is sour meat (cold meat in brawn) with fried potatoes and tartar sauce and is offered in almost all restaurants with local cuisine (7 to 9 €).
  • In some restaurants there are dishes with Heidschnucken-Meat (an ancient breed of sheep). They range from roasts to goulash and sausages.

  • Heidschnuck goulash with heather potatoes and apple red cabbage

  • Heidschnuckengrützwurst

  • Heidschnucken sausages

  • Buckwheat is the traditional grain of the heather with a particularly low nutritional requirement. It was a staple food until the 19th century and is still eaten today.
  • buckwheat Cake is typical because the buckwheat is also grown again. The sponge cake bases are baked from buckwheat flour and then coated with cream and cranberry jam. The finished cake is decorated with chocolate flakes.

  • buckwheat Cake

  • Buckwheat pancakes with apple and cinnamon

Accommodations

  • Riding stables often offer inexpensive and comfortable accommodation, also for non-riders (especially cyclists, bikers).
  • Campsites on lueneburger-heide.de

nightlife

Apart from the fact that the largest maneuvering area in Germany is located here and the red light district is active throughout the entire heath, the nightlife is rather neglected. An exception can be found in Luneburg.

security

Apart from the criminals who, for example, come to the heath from Hamburg and carry out bank robberies and the like there, the Lüneburg heath has a security level normal to rate.

climate

trips

literature

  • Lüneburg Heath culinary. edition limosa, 2017, ISBN 978-3860376485 , P. 112. Recipes from the regions of Uelzen, Celle, Lüneburg and Heidekreis

Cycling maps

The following cycling maps cover the entire region well:

  • ADFC regional map "Lüneburg Heath" Scale 1: 75000, ISBN 978-3-87073-392-6 , 1st edition 2006, 6.80 € - see sheet cut Bielefelder Verlag
  • Bikeline cycle map Lüneburg Heath Scale 1: 75000, ISBN 3-85000-155-5 , 1st edition 2006, € 5.90 - see sheet cut Esterbauer publishing house

Hiking maps

  • Kompass hiking and biking map 718 "Lüneburg Heath", Scale 1: 50000, 7.50 euros, ISBN 978-3-85491-689-5 see also www.kompass.at

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