Location: Luneburg
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Lüneburg (officially the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg, German: Hansestadt Lüneburg, pronounced [ˈhanzəʃtat ˈlyːnəbʊɐ̯k], Low German Lümborg, Latin Luneburgum or Lunaburgum, Old High German Luneburc, Old Saxon Hliuni, Polabian Glain), also called Lunenburg in English, is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of another Hanseatic city, Hamburg, and belongs to that city's wider metropolitan region. The capital of the district which bears its name, it is home to roughly 77,000 people. Lüneburg's urban area, which includes the surrounding communities of Adendorf, Bardowick, Bleckede, Amelinghausen and Reppenstedt, has a population of around 103,000. Lüneburg has been allowed to use the title "Hansestadt" (Hanseatic Town) in its name since 2007, in recognition of its membership in the former Hanseatic League. Lüneburg is also home to Leuphana University.
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1. Salzlosung
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5.0 based on 56 reviews
2. German Salt Museum
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4.5 based on 175 reviews
Reviewed By Bastianmis - Viborg, Denmark
we went here to learn more about the production of salt In Luneburg. We had the opportunity to go with a German guide or do a audio guided tour with English speaking guide. We choose the last, as our German is not to good. It was very interesting to heat and see all the things in the museum. It was made very interesting. we spent a couple of hours there, and felt well intertained and a little wiser when we left. Will deffinetly recommend to visit this place.
3. Historisches Lueneburger Rathaus
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4.5 based on 238 reviews
Reviewed By JMofWappenham - Towcester, United Kingdom
Huge thanks to our guide who told us so much about this Renaissance town hall. Built on the profits of a salt monopoly in the 14th to 16th century, the Rathaus has some magnificent rooms behind a Baroque facade popped on in a later era. Superb wood carvings, paintings and trompe l'oeil tiled floors. And a very long hall where the better part of the county used to dance the night away. Having its piano tuned ready for a concert when we visited. There were just 8 of us on the tour for which you just turn up and pay a small sum on the day.
4. Michaeliskirche (St. Michaelis) Lueneburg
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4.5 based on 66 reviews
Reviewed By 809Nicola - Noosa, Australia
This beautiful church and its character was enhanced by the friendly morning service, followed by a hot cup of tea.
5. East Prussian State Museum
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reopened in August 2018, the East Prussian state museum with its new Baltic German department presents a completely redesigned permanent exhibition in addition to its varying special exhibitions. Explore amber in our own laboratory, peer from the raised hide into the vast forests of the former East Prussia, follow the path from the rise of Prussia to the foundation of the empire, learn more about the fate of the expellees after the Second World War, discover the Hanseatic era, view important art by Lovis Corinth and Käthe Kollwitz and get to know the famous Trakehner horses. Another highlight is the Baltic German department, which for the first time presents the history of the Baltic Germans in a museum. Look forward to a lively, family-friendly and varied exhibition!
6. St. John's Church
7. Kloster Lune
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4.5 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By Jak0bN - Copenhagen, Denmark
It does not get better. During the time, we have seen quite some monastery now but none with such an informative guide and passion for there history. We would definitely come back here should we ever go through Lüneburg again.
8. St. Nicolai Kirche
9. Zentralgebaude Leuphana Universitaet
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
10. Museum Luneburg
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4.0 based on 19 reviews
Discover exciting facts about the history of civilization and natural history of the "Hanseatic City Lüneburg", the "Lüneburg Heath" and the region "Elbtalaue". 1300 exhibits, some of them unique, recount stories from the glacial period until the 20th century. The exhibition focuses on the interaction between mankind, culture and nature. Its significance goes far beyond the local area: experience the monumental replica of the "Ebstorf map" of the 13th century, a "folding table" from the ducal castle "Kalkberg" which is seven meters long, including the "Lüneburg Diamonds" called "Boracit" and "Lüneburgit" as documents of an extraordinary cultural landscape. With its quiet relaxed atmosphere, the Museum is in inviting place to rest and linger. Enjoy a cup of coffee from our local coffee roaster "Ratzsch" and a small snack done by our own café at the sunny terrace next to the "Ilmenau" overlooking the city silhouette.
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