Lüneburg

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Lüneburg is a historic Hanseatic town in northern Germany renowned for its medieval architecture and former wealth from salt mining.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Cuxhaven region 1
Lüneburg district 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
university town
administrativeStatus independent town within Lüneburg district
climate temperate oceanic climate
country Germany
dialingCode +49 4131
distanceToHamburg about 50 km southeast
elevation about 17 metres
hasIndustry services
tourism
hasLandmark Am Sande square
Lüneburg Salt Museum
Lüneburg Town Hall
Old Crane on the Ilmenau
St. John’s Church (Johanniskirche)
St. Michael’s Church (Michaeliskirche)
St. Nicholas’ Church (Nikolaikirche)
hasOldTown well-preserved medieval core
hasRailConnectionTo Hamburg
Hannover NERFINISHED
Lübeck
hasUniversity Leuphana University Lüneburg NERFINISHED
heritage Hanseatic city
historicalEconomicBase salt production
salt trade
historicRegion Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince-Bishopric of Verden
surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Verden (influence region)
knownFor brick Gothic buildings
historic old town
medieval architecture
salt mining
salt museum
university
language German
locatedEastOf Hamburg
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Northern Germany
surface form: northern Germany
locatedNear Lüneburg Heath
locatedOn Ilmenau River
memberOf Hanseatic League (historical)
surface form: Hanseatic League
partOf Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lüneburg district
postalCodeRange 21335–21339
state Lower Saxony
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
vehicleRegistrationCode LG

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lower Saxony containsCity Lüneburg
Elbe flowsThrough Lüneburg
this entity surface form: Cuxhaven region
Trollhättan hasTwinTown Lüneburg
Lüneburg Heath namedAfter Lüneburg
Lüneburg Heath nearbyCity Lüneburg
Lüneburg partOf Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lüneburg district
HeinrichHimmler placeOfDeath Lüneburg
subject surface form: Heinrich Himmler
House of Welf territorialBase Lüneburg