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EUR 47 - 185 Parkhotel Luisenhöhe
The family-run Parkhotel Luisenhöhe in Walsrode offers well-equipped rooms, a Mediterranean-style restaurant and a spa area. The world’s largest bi… MoreEUR 39 - 161 Mercure Hotel Walsrode
This 3-star hotel enjoys a quiet location in green countryside outside Walsrode, in the Lüneburg Heath. It offers modern rooms, a spa, bistro and gar… MoreEUR 45 - 145 Landidyll Hotel Forellenhof
This family-run hotel is in the Hünzingen district of Walsrode, about 2 km from the Vogelpark Walsrode bird park. It features country-style rooms and… MoreEUR 39 - 205 Hotel Sanssouci
Enjoying a peaceful location between the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen, this renovated farmhouse close to Walsrode is ideal for golfing holida… MoreEUR 55 - 79 Hotel & Restaurant Stadtschänke
This family-run hotel and restaurant offers cosy rooms with free Wi-Fi, and free parking. It has a rustic beer lounge and modern restaurant. It is loc… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Ages
986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mention
of the town is dated May 7, 986.
1383 The dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter.
1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms. At the end of the
15th century the sculptor Hans Brüggemann, creator of the renowned Bordesholm Altar of Schleswig Catherdral, is born in the town.
Early Modern Times
1626 Extensive destruction in the town by the troops of Count Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly|Tilly during the Thirty Years' War.
1757 The town is totally destroyed by a catastrophic fire.
1811 During the Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleonic era, Walsrode becomes
a border town between France and the Kingdom of Westphalia.
1866 Annexation of Walsrode by Prussia.
1890 Railroad first extends to Walsrode.
1897 The poet Hermann Löns first visits the town.
20th century
1935 Löns, who died in 1914, is reburied in Walsrode.
1957 The German border patrol agency (Bundesgrenzschutz) establishes
a training school in the town.
1984 The state legislature of Lower Saxony allows the town to incorporate
as in "independent community".
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