Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Lüneburg, Germany

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 39 m
Descend 28 m

Experience Lüneburg in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Lüneburg

Sight 1: Alter Kran

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The Old Crane is a historic harbour crane at the former Ilmenau harbour in Lüneburg. The crane, built in 1797 and one of the most powerful in all of northern Germany at the time, still shapes the image of the water district today and is considered one of the city's landmarks.

Wikipedia: Alter Kran (Lüneburg) (DE)

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: St. Nicolai

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St. Nicolai is a church and Lutheran parish in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is one of three main churches in the town, all built in brick Gothic style. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a basilica with three naves, built from 1407 to 1440. It features a "star" rib vault that is unique in Northern Germany. When the Reformation was introduced in Lüneburg in 1530, the church became Lutheran. The high steeple was added in the 19th century.

Wikipedia: St. Nicolai, Lüneburg (EN), Website, Heritage Website

580 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Orgeln von St. Johannis

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The organs of St. Johannis (Lüneburg) are the large historic main organ on the west gallery and the choir organ in the five-aisled Gothic hall church of St. Johannis in Lüneburg. The large instrument received its present form mainly in 1553 and through the Baroque extensions. Today it has three manuals and 51 stops. In addition, there is a two-manual choir organ from the Kuhn company from 2010 with 23 stops in the church.

Wikipedia: Orgeln von St. Johannis (Lüneburg) (DE)

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Sight 4: St. John's Church

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The Church of John the Baptist is the oldest Lutheran church in Lüneburg, Germany. It is located in the city centre. Lüneburg is on the European Route of Brick Gothic and the church is an example of this style. With its 108-meter high spire, it is the second tallest church tower in Lower Saxony – after St. Andrew's in Hildesheim.

Wikipedia: St. John's Church, Lüneburg (EN), Website, Heritage Website

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Lüneburger Wasserturm

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Lüneburger Wasserturm Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

Lüneburg Water Tower is a water tower in the southeastern part of the Lüneburg old town in Lower Saxony, Germany, built by the architect Franz Krüger (1873–1936), from designs by Richard Kampf. Its erection was initiated on 3 October 1905, and the tower was taken into use in November 1907. The water tower is 55 metres (180 ft) tall, and is the tallest building in the Lüneburg old town that is not a church. It stands between the considerably newer Nordlandhalle and the Johanneum, the latter now used as a school. The tower consists of a square base of 18 metres (59 ft) and a round portion which is walled up around a 500 cubic metres (18,000 cu ft) large water tank. The upper part is carried by 16 solid columns.

Wikipedia: Lüneburg Water Tower (EN), Website, Website

324 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Clamart-Park

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Clamart-Park is a park southeast of Lüneburg's old town. The park was named after the French twin town of Clamart.

Wikipedia: Clamart-Park (DE)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: St. Marien

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St. Marien

Sankt Marien is a Roman Catholic church in Lüneburg, a district town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the parish church of the parish of St. Marien in the deanery of Lüneburg, bears the patronage of the Virgin and Mother of God, who was conceived without original sin, and stands on Friedenstraße in the Rotes Feld district.

Wikipedia: St. Marien (Lüneburg) (DE), Website

465 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Theater Lüneburg

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Theater Lüneburg Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Theater Lüneburg is a three-genre theatre in Lüneburg with its own ensembles for drama, music theatre and ballet. The venues are the Großes Haus with 542 seats, the Studio T.NT with 99 seats and the Young Theatre T.3.

Wikipedia: Theater Lüneburg (DE), Website, Website

426 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Deutsches Salzmuseum

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The German Salt Museum in the German town of Lüneburg, on the site of the old production facilities of the Lüneburg Saltworks when it was closed in 1980. In 1991, it won the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

Wikipedia: German Salt Museum (EN), Website

502 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Else Horwitz

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The list of stumbling stones in Lüneburg contains all stumbling stones that were laid in Lüneburg as part of the project of the same name by Gunter Demnig. They are intended to commemorate victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Lüneburg

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Lüneburg (DE), Website

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