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Suderburg
Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Uelzen. Suderburg is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Suderburg. Municipal divisions The parish of ''Suderburg'' consists of Suderburg itself and the following villages that had been independent until the municipal reform in 1972: Bahnsen, Böddenstedt, Hamerstorf, Hösseringen, Holxen and Räber. History The first known written instance of the name was as Sutherburg in 1004. In 1847, the railway line Celle–Uelzen–Lüneburg– Harburg– Wilhelmsburg was opened, and Suderburg railway station was opened in 1850 and extended in 1859. In 1957, the villages Graulingen, Oldendorf I and Suderburg were merged into Suderburg. Notable people * Sophus Schmidt (1792–1841), Hanoveran liberation fighter, bailiff in Bleckede and landowner in Suderburg * Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Hillmer (1831–1916), building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suderburg Railway Station
Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Uelzen. Suderburg is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Suderburg. Municipal divisions The parish of ''Suderburg'' consists of Suderburg itself and the following villages that had been independent until the municipal reform in 1972: Bahnsen, Böddenstedt, Hamerstorf, Hösseringen, Holxen and Räber. History The first known written instance of the name was as Sutherburg in 1004. In 1847, the railway line Celle–Uelzen–Lüneburg– Harburg– Wilhelmsburg was opened, and Suderburg railway station was opened in 1850 and extended in 1859. In 1957, the villages Graulingen, Oldendorf I and Suderburg were merged into Suderburg. Notable people * Sophus Schmidt (1792–1841), Hanoveran liberation fighter, bailiff in Bleckede and landowner in Suderburg * Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Hillmer (1831–1916), building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Böddenstedt (Suderburg)
Böddenstedt is a village in the municipality of Suderburg in the collective municipality of Suderburg and lies in southwest of the district of Uelzen in the German state of Lower Saxony. Geography The farming and handicrafts village of Böddenstedt lies between Hamburg and Hanover in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath. The ''Stahlbach'' stream – formerly also called the ''Böddenstedter Aue'' – flows along the southern edge of the village from west to east and is accompanied by fish ponds and a flat countryside of meadows and pasture. Böddenstedt has the form of a ''Haufendorf'' or irregularly nucleated village. File:Reetdachhaus-Böddenstedt.jpg, 1701 thatched timber-framed house in ''Mühlenstraße'' File:Wassermühle-Böddenstedt2.jpg, Water mill converted into a house File:Mühlenteich-Böddenstedt.JPG, The millpond File:Heidehof-Böddenstedt2.jpg, Typical heath farm in Böddenstedt (from 1800) [Baidu] |
Hösseringen
Hösseringen is a village in the Samtgemeinde Suderburg, collective municipality of Suderburg and lies southwest of Uelzen in the German state of Lower Saxony. Geography Hösseringen lies between Hamburg and Hanover in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath. The village is dominated by the landscape of the High Heath (''Hohe Heide'') and extensive forests that surround it and that stretch as far as Eschede to the southwest. Geology Terminal moraines from the penultimate ice age run through the parish forming several hillocks and low ridges. The Hardau stream rises about 2 km southeast of the village centre, running through the Hardau valley between Holxen and Holdenstedt before emptying into the Gerdau. History The village was first recorded in 1247. Culture and sights Tourism Aside from agriculture, tourism is an important source of income for the village. The village is known nationally for the Hösseringen Museum Village which covers an area of about 10 ha. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suderburg (Samtgemeinde)
Suderburg is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... Its seat is in the village Suderburg. Samtgemeinde divisions The ''Samtgemeinde'' of Suderburg consists of 3 parishes with the following villages Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uelzen (district)
Uelzen () is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The county capital is the town of Uelzen. History From the Middle Ages on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states. Geography The district comprises the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath (''Lüneburger Heide''). The Ilmenau river has its source in the district. From here it runs northwards to the town of Lüneburg. The countryside is flat and sparsely populated. Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: * three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf Ebstorf is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km northwest of Uelzen, and 25 km south of Lüneburg. Ebstorf was the seat of the former ''Samtgemei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uelzen Railway Station
Uelzen (german: Bahnhof Uelzen) is a railway station located in Uelzen, Germany, at the eastern edge of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park. The station is located on the Hannover–Hamburg railway, Uelzen–Langwedel railway, Stendal–Uelzen railway and Brunswick–Uelzen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Metronom and Erixx. The original station was renovated for Expo 2000 following plans by the Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. As an "environmentally culturally oriented" station, the Uelzen station is now marketed as the Hundertwasser-Bahnhof Uelzen (Hundertwasser Station, Uelzen). Today it is one of the town's popular tourist attractions. History After 1847, the stretch of the Royal Hanoverian State Railways's Hanover–Hamburg railway, line between Hamburg and Hanover was modified, coursing from Hanover to Celle, then through Uelzen, finally arriving at the Hamburg-Harburg station. Due to this modification, the Uelzen station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
