Ramelsloh is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in the district of
Harburg, 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 ...
,
Germany
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It is situated on a small river
Seeve
Seeve is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany, a tributary of the Elbe. It is approximately long.
The municipality of Seevetal is named after this river.
Course
The Seeve source located is near Wehlen, south-east of Undeloh in the northern pa ...
, 30 km south of
Hamburg
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There are approximately 1600 people living within the village.
Since July 1st 1972 Ramelsloh is a member of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
Seevetal
Seevetal (Northern Low Saxon: ''Seevdaal'') is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Hamburg, and 15 km west of Winsen (Luhe). Its seat is in the village Hittfel ...
.
Ramelsloh is known as the home of the annual Heiderock Festival. A music festival celebrating Irish and Scottish music and culture.
Villages in Lower Saxony
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