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q Lüneburg provides grazing land for Kloster (monastery) with a
Heidschnucken, the local beautiful 13th–14th century
Road map D2. * 70,000. £
n Rathaus, Am Markt (04131- breed of sheep. The heather church. Worth seeing are its
207 66 20). ∑ lueneburg.de moors are best seen at the Gothic frescoes, the presbytery
Naturschutzpark Lüneburger vaults and the 14th- and
It is hard to believe Heide, a large area of nature 15th-century tapestries.
that this small, former reserve founded in 1921. From
Hanseatic town was once the village of Undeloh it is best E Deutsches Erdölmuseum
one of the wealthiest in to continue by foot, bike or Schwarzer Weg 7–9. Tel (05146) 92
Germany. Its prosperity carriage to the traditional village 340. Open Mar–Nov: 10am–5pm
was founded on salt A typical farmstead in Lüneburger Heide of Wilsede. From Wilsede it is Tue–Sun; Jun–Aug: 10am–6pm
mines. Opened in 956, not far to Wilseder Berg, the Tue–Sun. &
they provided work for On Lüner Straße stands the Altes highest peak of this moraine R Kloster Wienhausen
more than 2,000 people by the Kaufhaus, a former herring region. The view of the Tel (05149) 18 660. 8 Apr–Oct: 10 &
late Middle Ages and were the warehouse with a Baroque surrounding countryside is Vogelpark Walsrode – a paradise with 1,000 different bird species 11am, 2–5pm Tue–Sat, noon–5pm
largest industry in Europe. façade. The 14th-century wooden parti cularly beautiful at the end Sun. &
Lüneburg’s most important crane was rebuilt in the 1700s. of August, when the purple r Celle hall), a great example of Weser
monument is the Rathaus (town It was used to load salt onto heather is blooming. Road map C3. * 74,000. £ Renaissance (see p457) from 1579.
hall). The interior is even more ships. The decorative wavy brick Schloßplatz. n Markt 14–6 (05141-12 From the Stadtkirche church t Wolfsburg
intriguing than the frequently lines (Taustäbe) on many of the 12). _ Kunsthand werkermarkt tower great views unfold. The Road map D3. * 123,000. £
rebuilt façade, in particular the old buildings are characteristic e Soltau (Whitsun). ∑ celle-tourismus.de Baroque Synagoge, beyond the n Willy-Brandt-Platz 3 (05361-89
Großer Ratssaal (the main hall) of the town. Road map C2. * 23,000. n Am old town, is the only one 99 30). ∑ wolfsburg.de
with its Gothic stained-glass Alten Stadtgraben 3 (05191-82 82 82). Between 1378 and 1705, Celle surviving in northern Germany.
windows and 16th-century E Rathaus ∑ soltau.de was the seat of distant relations During the 1930s, this small
frescoes of the Last Judgement, Am Markt. Tel (04131) 30 92 30. of the Welf family, the reigning + Schloß village began to develop into a
as well as the Große Ratsstube 8 11am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm & 4pm The main attraction of the dynasty in the Duchy of Tel (05141) 12 454. Open Apr–Oct: sizeable town, based around
(council chamber) with Tue–Sat; 11am & 2pm Sun. town of Soltau is Heidepark Brunswick-Lüneburg. The Schloß 11am, noon, 1, 2 & 3pm Tue–Sun; the Volkswagen car works.
Renaissance woodwork by Soltau, a vast funfair with (castle), rebuilt in Renaissance Nov–Mar: 11am & 3pm Tue–Sun. & Production of the “people’s car”
Albert von Soest. A remarkable w Lüneburger trains, water rides and a style after 1533, has a façade with R Stadtkirche was conceived by Hitler – every
collection of municipal genuine Mississippi steamboat. octagonal towers, gables and bay Tel (05141) 7735. Open 10am–6pm German was to be able to afford
silverware can be found in the Heide For nature lovers, there is the windows. It is one of the main Tue–Sat. Tower: Apr–Oct: 10–11:45am this inexpensive car, designed
Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum. Road map C2. n Wallstraße 4, Vogelpark Walsrode, 20 km early-Renaissance buildings in 2–4:45pm Tue–Sat. by Ferdinand Porsche. The
Johanniskirche, one of Lüneburg (04131-30 99 60). (12 miles) southwest of Soltau. Germany. The Gothic chapel was u Synagoge model reached its peak during
Lüneburg’s three Gothic chur- ∑ lueneburger­heide.de It holds about 1,000 species of rebuilt in Mannerist style to a Im Kreise 24. Tel (05141) 12 12. the post-war economic boom
ches, stands on Am Sande. It birds, from penguins to birds design by Martin de Vos, who Open noon–5pm Mon–Thu, Sun; years. The Volkswagenwerk
has a 108-m (354-ft) west tower, South of Hamburg, between of paradise. Aviaries, some created 76 of its paintings, 10am–3pm Fri. factory is open to visitors.
which leans more than 2 m (6 ft) the rivers Elbe and Aller, is a 12-m (40-ft) tall, simulate the including the famous Crucifixion Wolfsburg also has some
from the perpendi cular. In one sprawling area of heathland, birds’ natural environment. (late 1500s). Environs outstanding examples of
of its five naves there is a grazed by heifers and sheep Celle prides itself on 500 half- The town of Wietze, 11 km modern architecture: a cultural
panelled painting dating from and buzzing with bees in the Y Heidepark Soltau timbered houses, with the most (7 miles) west of Celle, has been centre designed by Alvar Aalto,
1482–5, the masterful work of heathers and pine forests. Tel (01805) 92 91 01. Open Apr–Oct: interesting ones in picturesque a centre of petroleum since a city theatre designed by Hans
the German painter Hinrik Until the Middle Ages, this area 9am–6pm daily (last adm. 4pm). Kalandgasse and Zöllnerstraße. 1858. The Deutsches Erdöl- Scharoun and a planetarium.
Funhof. Also interesting is the was covered by dense mixed Y Vogelpark Walsrode Hoppner Haus, at Poststraße 8, is museum Wietze provides a very
soaring basilica of Michaelis­ forests, but these were felled Tel (05161) 604 40. Open Apr–Oct: richly decorated with reliefs of interesting overview on the P Volkswagenwerk Autostadt
kirche, consecrated in 1409. to satisfy demand for wood 9am–7pm daily, Nov–Mar 10am–4pm myth ological beasts. Equally history of oil extraction. Stadtbrücke. Tel (0800) 28 86 78 238.
Not far from here is the old in the saltworks of Lüneburg. daily. ∑ weltvogelpark.de interesting is the painted The neighbouring village of Open 9am–6pm daily. 8 every 30
port on the Ilmenau River. The half-stepped terrain decoration of the Rathaus (town Wienhausen has a Cistercian mins. ∑ autostadt.de
Environs
In grim contrast to both
parks stands Bergen­Belsen,
a concentration camp
constructed in the moorland
of Osterheide, about 30 km
(19 miles) south of Soltau.
A monument and small
museum commemorate
the place where 50,000
people were murdered,
among them Anne Frank.
E Gedenkstätte Bergen­Belsen
Lohheide. Tel (05051) 47 59 200.
Open Apr–Sep: 10am–6pm daily;
Eighteenth-century wooden crane in Lüneburg Oct–Mar: 10am–5pm daily. The façade of the Schloß with octagonal towers at the corners, in Celle
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp501–502 and pp529–31

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