Lüneburg Lüneburg, officially the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg and also known in English as Lunenburg, is a town in the German Bundesland (Germany), state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of another Hanseatic League, Hanseatic city, Hambur ...

is a city in the District of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. The historical English spelling was Lunenburg. Since the Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg became King of Great Britain in 1707, many places in former British colonies also carry this name.

Places

Germany

, a city in the District of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany **

Lüneburg (district) Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Lüchow-Dannenberg, Uelzen, Heidekreis and Harburg, and the states of Schleswig-Holstein (district of Lauenburg) and Mecklenbu ...

, in Lower Saxony, Germany **

Principality of Lüneburg The Principality of Lüneburg (later also referred to as Celle) was a territorial division of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg within the Holy Roman Empire, immediately subordinate to the emperor. It existed from 1269 until 1705 and its territory ...

, 1269-1705 *

Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath (, ) is a large area of heath (habitat), 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 and is ...

, a large area of heath, geest and woodland in northern Germany

Africa

* Lüneburg, Namibia, a populated place in Hardap, Namibia * Luneburg, KwaZulu-Natal, a town in South Africa

Canada

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Lunenburg () is a port town on the South Shore (Nova Scotia), South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia. Historically, Lunenburg's economy relied o ...

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (municipal district) The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, is a district municipality in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. Lunenburg surrounds the towns of Bridgewater, ...

Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Lunenburg County is a historical county and census division on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Major settlements include Bridgewater, Lunenburg, and Mahone Bay. History Named in honour of the British king who was als ...

Lunenburg (federal electoral district) Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1953. Its boundary was that of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. History The electoral d ...

, Nova Scotia *

Lunenburg (provincial electoral district) Lunenburg is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. From 1867 to 1956, the district included all of Lunenburg County.

, Nova Scotia * Lunenburg, Ontario, in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties * North Lunenburg, Ontario

United States

* Lunenburg, Arkansas * Lunenburg, Massachusetts, a New England town **

Lunenburg (CDP), Massachusetts Lunenburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lunenburg in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,760 at the 2010 census. Geography Lunenburg is located at (42.595056, -71.724654). According to th ...

, the main village in the town *

Lunenburg, Vermont Lunenburg is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,246 at the 2020 census, the most populous in Essex County. Lunenburg contains the villages of Lunenburg and Gilman and hamlets of West Lunenburg, South Lunenbu ...

, a New England town ** Lunenburg (CDP), Vermont, the main village in the town * Lunenburg, Virginia *

Lunenburg County, Virginia Lunenburg County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,936. Its county seat is Lunenburg. History Lunenburg County was established on May 1, 1746, from Brunswick County. The count ...

Other uses

* Lüneberg cheese, made in Austria *

Luneburg lens A Luneburg lens (original German ''Lüneburg-Linse'') is a spherically symmetric gradient-index lens. A typical Luneburg lens's refractive index ''n'' decreases radially from the center to the outer surface. They can be made for use with electrom ...