Undeloh (Low German: Unnel) is a village in the district of

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, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Location

Undeloh lies on the

Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath (german: Lüneburger Heide) is a large area of heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen a ...

near its highest hill, the

Wilseder Berg At , the Wilseder Berg is the highest point on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. Due to its position in the middle of the nature reserve Lüneburg Heath it is a popular tourist destination, especially in the period when the heather is in flo ...

Neighbouring communities

* Jesteburg,

Hanstedt Hanstedt is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 35 km south of Hamburg, and 25 km west of Lüneburg. Hanstedt is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde A ''Samtgemeinde'' ...

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und

Bispingen Bispingen is a municipality in the Heidekreis district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a popular tourist destination with several holiday/theme parks. Its territory also includes the nature preserve of the Lüneburg Heath around the Wilseder B ...

Municipal divisions

The municipality or parish of Undeloh consists of 6 villages: Undeloh, Wehlen, Wesel, Meningen, Thonhof and Heimbuch.

Coat-of-arms

A red clock tower with a green roof on a green base; in the left-hand black field a gold set of stag's antlers with a silver skull.

Economy and infrastructure

Undeloh is a popular destination on the heath, especially for the Hamburg region.

Transport

* Car: The nearest motorway exit is

on the A7. * Railway: The nearest railway station is at Handeloh (11 km), but there is a better train service at Buchholz (22 km). * Bus: Undeloh linked by KVG regional bus lines number 4207 (to

/ Hamburg-

) and 5200 (to Salzhausen/ Lüneburg). These lines belong to the Hamburg Transport Association (''Hamburger Verkehrsverbund'' or ''HVV''). In addition public schoolbuses run to schools at Egestorf, Hanstedt and Buchholz (lines 4611 and 4631).

Origins and history

The name Undeloh means something like "grove by the head of a stream" (''Quellhain''). A small pond, the so-called ''Hungerteich'' (aka the ''Hungerpohl''), presumably supplied a lot of water in times of drought and could be used to water the fields and cattle. In addition tradesmen came from around the region in order to see whether it would be a dry or wet year.

References

External links

www.undeloh.de
{{Authority control Lüneburg Heath Harburg (district)