Amelinghausen is a ''

Samtgemeinde A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipality, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division ...

'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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. Its seat is in the village

Amelinghausen Amelinghausen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is also the seat of the collective municipality (''Samtgemeinde'') of Amelinghausen. Geography The municipality lies in the middle of the Lüneburg Heat ...

. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Amelinghausen consists of the following municipalities: * Amelinghausen * Betzendorf *

Oldendorf (Luhe) Oldendorf (Luhe) is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby is an important neolithic gravesite, the Oldendorfer Totenstatt The Oldendorfer Totenstatt is a group of six burial mounds and megalith sites in ...

Rehlingen Rehlingen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, 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 Russi ...

Soderstorf Soderstorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, 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 Russi ...

Waterbodies

The

Lopausee The Lopausee is a man-made lake east of the village of Amelinghausen in Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. The lake, which has an area of about 12 hectares, has been created by impounding the River Lopau with a dam. The dam lies parallel to the ro ...

lies on the parish boundary of Amelinghausen on the upper reaches of the Lopau. This artificial lake has an area of about 12 ha and is a popular destination in the Lüneburg Heath. It was laid out in the 1970s as part of projects to improve the landscape.

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