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Soltau
Soltau () is a mid-sized town in the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has around 22,000 inhabitants. The city is centrally located in the Lüneburg Heath and is known nationwide especially for its tourist attractions like the Heide-Park and the Soltau-Therme. Etymology The name Soltau comes from ''Solt'' (salt) and ''au'' (meadow). Geography Location Soltau lies between Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover in the Lüneburg Heath on the rivers Soltau and Böhme (river), Böhme. Subdivisions The municipality of Soltau has 16 ''Ortsteil, Stadtteile'' (population in brackets as at 1 July 2003): # Ahlften (513) # Brock (Soltau), Brock (158) # Deimern (198) # Dittmern (783) # Harber (Soltau), Harber (1,291) # Hötzingen (332) # Leitzingen (62) # Marbostel (Soltau), Marbostel (112) # Meinern (320) # Mittelstendorf (160) # Moide (39) # Oeningen (Soltau), Oeningen (149) # Tetendorf (202) # Wiedingen (142) # Woltem (307) # Wolterdingen (Soltau), Wol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiedingen
Wiedingen is a village in the borough of Soltau in the district of Landkreis Soltau-Fallingbostel, Soltau-Fallingbostel in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 142 inhabitants (as at: 2003Quelle: http://www.soltau.de/dokumente/36227/KENNZAHLEN%202003.pdf). The hamlets of ''Ellingen'' and ''Wieheholz'' belong to the municipality of Wiedingen. Location Wiedingen lies on the Lüneburg Heath northwest of Soltau on the River ''Soltau''. The Bundesstraße 71, B 71 federal highway and the Soltau–Neuenkirchen railway run through Wiedingen. History *The Battle of Soltau, the last known cavalry battle, took place on 28 June 1519 near Wiedingen. *In Wiedingen is an old defensive wall (''landwehr (border), landwehr'') known as the ''Wall to dem Wieholte''. *The Low German, Low Saxon name is ''Wiegen''. Current *The television series ''Die Kinder vom Alstertal'' was shot, from the third episode, on the ''Menkenhof'' in Wiedingen. * The chair of the parish council is Wilhelm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
