Lüneburg: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 59 - 89 Park-Hotel Lüneburg
 Just a 4-minute walk from the Salztherme Thermal Baths, this quietly located, 3-star hotel in Lüneburg offers rooms with Wi-Fi hotspot, rich breakfas… MoreEUR 60 - 112 Ringhotel Kunsthotel Residenz Lüneburg
 This 3-star hotel and restaurant near Lüneburg’s spa gardens offers art events, cultural activities, and an intimate wellness area.
The Kunsthotel… MoreEUR 91 - 165 Seminaris Hotel Lüneburg
 This 4-star hotel in Lüneburg is directly connected to the Lüneburger Salztherme thermal baths. It offers high-speed Wi-Fi, rich breakfast buffets, … MoreEUR 65 - 95 Hotel Scheffler
 The family-run Hotel Scheffler is a historic building, just 5 minutes’ walk from Lüneburg’s Old Town. It features a traditional restaurant, a clu… MoreEUR 59 - 79 Hotel Lübecker Hof
 This 2-star hotel enjoys a central location in the Old Town of Lüneburg, within easy walking distance of the main railway station, market place and p… MoreEUR 119 - 229 Bergström Lüneburg
 This hotel stands beside the River Ilmena, a 5-minute walk from Lüneburg Train Station. It offers free Wi-Fi, a free fitness centre with pool, and 3 … MoreEUR 108 - 210 Best Western Premier Castanea Resort Hotel
 This 4-star hotel on the outskirts of Hamburg awaits you with an on-site golf course and extensive spa facilities. It is situated between the Lünebur… MoreEUR 47 - 96 Hotel Heidpark
 This hotel in Lüneburg offers free Wi-Fi and free parking. The hotel’s Bierstein restaurant specialises in Argentinian steaks and catfish. Lüneber… MoreEUR 89 - 149 Altes Kaufhaus
 Opened in February 2010, this 3-star hotel is situated on the banks of the Ilmenau river in Lüneburg. It offers free Wi-Fi and an elegant restaurant … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lüneburg: Guide
Lüneburg (English language|English: Lunenburg) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 50km southeast of Hamburg. It is the capital of the Lüneburg (district)|District of Lüneburg. Population: 70,312 (2005).
The ancient town is probably to be identified with Leufana or Leuphana, a town listed in Ptolemy (2.10). But this assumption can be totally wrong, bescause Ptolemy made fatal errors in several theories about the place of old-german cities. Some researcher assume that Leuphana was left the Rhine river. In Middle Ages|medieval times the town was remarkably rich due to the salt trade. There were several salterns surrounding the town. The salt was exported to the neighbouring fiefs. Along the Old Salt Route it was transported via Lauenburg to Lübeck and from there shipped to all the Baltic coasts. Lüneburg for a long time was one of the capitals of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg; the town and its salt were major factors of power and wealth of the Hanseatic League.
Lüneburg was first mentioned in 956. After a long time of prosperity its importance declined after 1600. The saline was closed in 1980, and the mining of salt was eventually stopped after a thousand years. The town gained new relevance by its university, which was founded in 1989. The deforestation of the surrounding area for the salt production created the unique landscape of the Lüneburg Heath.
The Ilmenau River, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through Lüneburg.
The Nazi war criminal Heinrich Himmler committed suicide in Lüneburg after he had been captured by the British Army. He swallowed a potassium cyanide capsule before his interrogation could begin.
Lüneburg is twinned with Scunthorpe, England
image:AmSande.jpg|Am Sande
Image:Lueneburg KranKaufhaus.jpg|Old crane and old store at the medieval Lüneburg harbour
Image:Rathaus2.jpg|Lüneburger Rathaus
People
Fritz Heinemann
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