Wendland region

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The Wendland region is a rural area in the eastern part of Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its historic Rundling (circular) villages and strong environmental and anti-nuclear activism.

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Wendland region canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region
rural area
administrativeContext Lower Saxony
associatedWith Gorleben nuclear waste repository controversy
borderRegionOf former inner German border
contains Clenze
Dannenberg (Elbe)
Gorleben
Lüchow
Rundling villages
Wustrow
country Germany
culturalIdentity strong regional identity
environmentalFocus opposition to nuclear waste storage
protection of rural landscape
hasCharacteristic culturally distinctive
rural
sparsely populated
hasCulturalHeritage Rundling villages
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasEvent anti-nuclear demonstrations
environmental protests
hasLandscape fields and meadows
small forests
hasSettlementPattern dispersed villages
heritageStatus Rundling villages proposed for UNESCO World Heritage listing
historicalRegionOf Lower Saxony
knownFor Gorleben anti-nuclear protests
anti-nuclear activism
circular villages
environmental activism
historic Rundling villages
languageTradition Low German
locatedIn Elbe river region
Lower Saxony
eastern Lower Saxony
northwestern Germany
near Brandenburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Saxony-Anhalt
partlyLocatedIn Lüchow-Dannenberg district
partOf Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
politicalMovement anti-nuclear movement
environmental movement
tourismAttraction cultural landscape
traditional Rundling village layouts
traditionalSettlementType Rundling

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Breselenz locatedIn Wendland region
Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue locatedIn Wendland region
municipality of Jameln locatedIn Wendland region
subject surface form: Jameln