Lüneburg, Medieval Hanseatic town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Description
Lüneburg is a town in Lower Saxony at the northeastern edge of Lüneburg Heath. The old center contains more than a thousand preserved medieval structures, including brick and timber-frame gabled houses along narrow streets.
History
The salt works brought wealth from the 10th century until the 20th century and made the town an important member of the Hanseatic League. Salt trade connected it with other towns around the Baltic Sea and shaped the architecture of merchant houses.
Culture
The name comes from an Old Saxon term for the river, and salt workers once developed their own vocabulary around the brine springs. Today, residents walk through narrow lanes between brick buildings and gather in the market square near the old town hall.
Practical
The tourist office at the market square provides information about walking routes through the old town lanes and buildings. The center is compact and easy to explore on foot, with most sites close together.
Did you know?
The ground still sinks today because of centuries of salt extraction, so many houses lean and form unusual angles. The tilt of some gables is clearly visible from outside and gives the streets a crooked profile.
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St. John's Church
342 m
Lüne Abbey
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St. Michaelis
475 m
Lüneburg City Hall
199 m
East Prussian Regional Museum
224 m
St. Nicolai
394 m
Zentralgebäude
2.3 km
Lüneburg Water Tower
409 m
Lüneburger Hafenkran
469 m
Psychiatrische Klinik Lüneburg
1.8 km
Heinrich-Heine-Haus
223 m
Wilhelm-Raabe-Schule
744 m
German Salt Museum
640 m
Salztherme Lüneburg
961 mVilla Möllering
5 km
Brömsehaus
250 m
Burg Lüneburg
738 m
Große Orgel
351 mGut Schnellenberg
2.6 km
Stadtschloss Lüneburg
223 m
Lösecke house
412 m
St. Lamberti
507 m
St.-Marien-Kirche
437 m
Mahnmal im Tiergarten
2.5 km
Alte Ratsapotheke
49 mHalle für Kunst Lüneburg
526 m
Lüneburger Ilmenauniederung mit Tiergarten
4.9 km
Brauereimuseum Lüneburg
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