Lüneburg, Medieval Hanseatic town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Situated on the Ilmenau River at the northeastern edge of Lüneburg Heath, this town features numerous Gothic brick buildings and traditional gabled houses.
The town gained significant wealth through salt production from the 10th to 20th centuries, becoming a key supplier within the Hanseatic League trading network.
The East Prussian State Museum preserves artifacts and documents the heritage of East Prussia, while St. Michaelis Church holds connections to Johann Sebastian Bach.
The town center contains over 1,000 preserved medieval buildings, with guided tours available from the tourist information office at Am Markt square.
The ground beneath the town continues to sink due to centuries of salt mining, causing many buildings to tilt and creating unusual architectural angles.
Location: Lüneburg
Elevation above the sea: 17 m
Shares border with: Wendisch Evern, Barendorf, Reinstorf, Scharnebeck, Adendorf, Bardowick, Vögelsen, Reppenstedt, Kirchgellersen, Südergellersen, Embsen, Melbeck, Deutsch Evern, Bispingen, Uelzen
Address: 21 Lüneburg, Germany 21339 Lüneburg
Website: https://hansestadtlueneburg.de
GPS coordinates: 53.25250,10.41444
Latest update: June 27, 2025 08:42
St. John's Church
551 m
Lüne Abbey
1 km
St. Michaelis
933 m
Lüneburg City Hall
462 m
East Prussian Regional Museum
806 m
St. Nicolai
279 m
Zentralgebäude (Leuphana)
2.8 km
Lüneburg Water Tower
653 m
Lüneburger Hafenkran
151 m
Psychiatrische Klinik Lüneburg
2.1 km
Heinrich-Heine-Haus
498 m
Wilhelm-Raabe-Schule
1.3 km
German Salt Museum
1.2 km
Salztherme Lüneburg
1.5 km
Brömsehaus (Lüneburg)
399 m
Burg Lüneburg
1.2 km
Große Orgel
533 m
Stadtschloss Lüneburg
452 m
Lösecke house
216 m
St. Lamberti
1.1 km
St.-Marien-Kirche
834 m
Mahnmal im Tiergarten
2.7 km
Alte Ratsapotheke
564 m
Lüneburger Ilmenauniederung mit Tiergarten
5.3 km
Brauereimuseum Lüneburg
819 m
Hasenburger Bachtal
5.6 km
Gedenkstätte Lüneburg
2.2 km
Pauluskirche
1.3 kmReviews
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