Höpenhof
District of
Lower Saxony - Germany

Heidekreis

Heidekreis ("Heath district") is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.

Located at 52.92, 9.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Districts of Lower Saxony, Heidekreis

Lüneburg Heath

The Lüneburg Heath (German: Lüneburger Heide; also Lunenburg Heath in English) is a large area of heath, geest and woodland in 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 named after the town of Lüneburg. Most of the area is a nature reserve. Northern Low Saxon is still widely spoken in the region.

Located at 53.1686, 9.93969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.718 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Regions of Lower Saxony, Geography of Lower Saxony, Lüneburg Heath, Heidmark, Natural regions of Germany, Cultural landscapes, Forests and woodlands of Lower Saxony

Heide Park

The Heide Park Resort is a theme park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. With an overall area of over 850,000 m² (210 acres), it is one of the biggest German amusement parks and the biggest in Northern Germany. The theme park is part of the British-based Merlin Entertainments. The current manager of the park is Hannes W. Mairinger.

Located at 53.0281, 9.86917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.708 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Merlin Entertainments Group, Amusement parks in Germany, 1978 establishments in Germany, Buildings and structures in Lower Saxony, Lüneburg Heath, Visitor attractions in Lower Saxony

Colossos (Heide Park)

Colossos is a wooden roller coaster at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the first wooden roller coaster to use prefabricated track. Colossos is currently the tallest wooden roller coaster in the world. Colossos is very different from a traditional wooden roller coaster because it is prefabricated. Instead of trackers cutting, shaping, and laying down the track by hand, the track is laser cut in a factory, achieving a higher degree of precision than could ever be done by hand.

Located at 53.0231, 9.88333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.707 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roller coasters in Germany, Roller coasters operated by Merlin Entertainments, Roller coasters introduced in 2001

Scream (Heide Park)

The Gyro-Drop Tower Scream is an amusement ride in the Heide Park, Soltau, Germany. With a height of 103 metres to the pinnacle it is the tallest "gyro drop" free-fall ride in the world. Scream was constructed of the observation tower II of Heide Park, which was built in 1992 and was then called 'Gyrotower'. This modification was accomplished by a company called Intamin between October 2002 and April 2003 at a cost of €7.5 million. The inauguration took place on 24 April 2003.

Located at 53.027, 9.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.708 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Towers completed in 2003, Drop tower rides, Lower Saxony, Amusement rides manufactured by Intamin

Oerbke

Oerbke is an unincorporated German village in Soltau-Fallingbostel district in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. Oerbke lies on the A7 autobahn east of Bad Fallingbostel and is the seat of administration for the Osterheide area.

Located at 52.8528, 9.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.695 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Lower Saxony, Lüneburg Heath, Heidmark, Heidekreis

Wense (Osterheide)

Wense is a village in the Heidmark in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 1935/1936 its inhabitants were 'relocated', because the German armed forces, the Wehrmacht, wanted to establish a vast military training area in the Heidmark, which today is the largest in Europe. Nowadays, Wense is in the unincorporated area of Osterheide.

Located at 52.92, 9.81667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lüneburg Heath, Heidmark, Abandoned villages in Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath Nature Park

In the north of the area known as the Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany, lies the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park with an area of 1,130 square kilometres . In the centre of the nature park is the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve with an area of 23,440 hectares .

Located at 53.17, 9.92 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.718 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lüneburg Heath, Nature parks in Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve

The Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve is one of the oldest and largest nature reserves in Germany, and the oldest and largest in Lower Saxony. It was first established on 29 December 1921 when an area of four square miles was declared a nature park by the Prussian Government.

Located at 53.1686, 9.93971 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.718 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lüneburg Heath, Nature reserves in Lower Saxony

Pietzmoor

The Pietzmoor (literally "Pietz Bog") is named after the little village of Pietz, and is the largest contiguous area of bog on the Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany. The bog lies southeast of the town of Schneverdingen and is bordered to the south by the village of Heber. The Pietzmoor has an average peat depth of 4 m, its maximum thickness is 7.5 m. The bog is the source of the rivers Böhme and Veerse.

Located at 53.095, 9.82556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.712 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lüneburg Heath, Moors in Lower Saxony

Falkenberg (Lüneburg Heath)

The Falkenberg lies in the northwestern part of the district of Celle in northern Germany. It is one of the highest points on the Lüneburg Heath. In good weather Hanover is visible from its summit. It is on the terrain of the NATO facility, the Bergen-Hohne Training Area, in the vicinity of the village of Becklingen.

Located at 52.8467, 9.86083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.695 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lüneburg Heath, Hills of Lower Saxony

Großes Moor (near Becklingen)

The Großes Moor near Becklingen (German: Großes Moor bei Becklingen) is a nature reserve in Germany with an area of 850 hectares, of which 666 hectares lie in Celle district and 184 hectares in Soltau-Fallingbostel district. Since 16 December 1985 the area has been protected under conservation law. An area of 776.6 hectares is designated as a special area of conservation (FFH-Gebiet).

Located at 52.8683, 9.95556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lüneburg Heath, Nature reserves in Lower Saxony, Moors in Lower Saxony, Celle (district), Heidekreis

Dat ole Huus

Dat ole Huus Heath Museum is a local history museum in Wilsede in the German state of Lower Saxony. It was founded in 1907 which makes it one of the oldest open air museums in Germany. The name is Low German for "That ol' house".

Located at 53.1643, 9.9608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.718 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lüneburg Heath, Heidekreis, Open air museums in Germany, Museums in Lower Saxony, Museums established in 1907, Houses completed in 1742

Snow Dome, Bispingen

The Snow Dome is an indoor ski slope at Bispingen in the German state of Lower Saxony. It was opened on 21 October 2006. The piste has a length of about 300 m, height about 78 m, and a width of up to 100 m . On the snow area of about 23,000 m, in addition to the downhill piste is a Funpark, a toboggan run and a beginner's slope. The incline varies between 20% at the top and 9% at the bottom.

Located at 53.1025, 9.97972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.714 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indoor ski resorts, Lüneburg Heath

Bonstorf Barrows

The Bonstorf Barrows (German: Grabhügelfeld von Bonstorf) are the remains of a much larger barrow cemetery on the Lüneburg Heath in north Germany dating to the late neolithic or early bronze age. They are located east of the village of Bonstorf, part of the municipality of Hermannsburg in the Lower Saxon district of Celle. The site comprises six, closely packed burial mounds or barrows.

Located at 52.8642, 10.0647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Prehistoric sites in Germany, Archaeological sites in Germany, Barrows, Neolithic Europe, Bronze Age, Lüneburg Heath, Celle (district)

Soltau Toy Museum

The Soltau Toy Museum, formerly the North German Toy Museum in Soltau originated from a private collection. It was founded in 1984 by Hannelore Ernst. The museum is located in a listed building which consists of a shop and house in the centre of Soltau. Exhibits from four centuries recall something of the history of toys and culture.

Located at 52.9872, 9.83889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.705 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Heidekreis, Toy museums in Germany, Museums in Lower Saxony

Wietze (Örtze)

The Wietze is a river, 29 kilometres long, in the South Lüneburg Heath, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The river rises east of the Soltau suburb of Moide and flows from there in a southerly direction to Wietzendorf. Here it is joined by the only tributary of any size, the Aue. The Aue has two source streams: the Hötzinger Aue, which rises north of Stübeckshorn, 98 m above sea level and the Alvernsche Aue, that has its source northwest of Alvern, 86 m above sea level.

Located at 52.9911, 9.95917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.706 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Aller drainage basin, Lüneburg Heath, Rivers of Lower Saxony

Dorfmark

The village of Dorfmark is part of the borough of Bad Fallingbostel in Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Dorfmark has 3,469 inhabitants, over 22% of the borough's population, and an area of 15.48 square kilometres, some 24% of the total area in the borough. The River Böhme flows through Dorfmark and discharges into the Aller between Hodenhagen and Rethem.

Located at 52.9, 9.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Lower Saxony, Heidekreis, Heidmark

Wiedingen

Wiedingen is a village in the borough of Soltau in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 142 inhabitants . The hamlets of Ellingen and Wieheholz belong to the municipality of Wiedingen.

Located at 53, 9.78333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.705 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Lower Saxony, Soltau, Heidmark

Brock (Soltau)

Brock is a village in the borough of Soltau in the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 158 inhabitants . The hamlets of Bassel, Hebenbrock, Penzhorn and Imbrock are part of the parish. Brock lies on the Lüneburg Heath south of Soltau on the river Böhme. The B 3 federal road and the A 7 motorway run through the parish of Brock. The motorway junction of Soltau-Süd also lies within the parish. The council chair is Wulf Heinrich Lühr.

Located at 52.9428, 9.84152 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.702 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Lower Saxony, Heidekreis, Soltau

Deimern

Deimern is a village in the borough of Soltau in the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has a population of 198 . The hamlets of Timmerloh, Harmelingen and Grasengrund belong to the parish of Deimern. Deimern lies on the Lüneburg Heath northeast of Soltau. The district roads K 2 and K 3 cross near Deimern. The parish chairman is Bodo Lühr (as at 2008). The Ehbläcksmoor nature reserve is located in the parish.

Located at 53.0313, 9.90065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.708 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Lower Saxony, Heidekreis, Soltau

Dittmern

Dittmern is a village in the borough of Soltau in the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 783 inhabitants . The hamlets of Friedrichseck, Hambostel, Grüne Aue, Heidenhof and Höpenhof belong to the parish of Dittmern. The Low Saxon name for Dittmern is Dibbern. Dittmern lies on the Lüneburg Heath northeast of Soltau on the Große Aue river. The district roads K 2 and K 9 and the A 7 motorway run through the parish.

Located at 53.0148, 9.91097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.707 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Lower Saxony, Heidekreis, Soltau

Battle of Soltau

The Battle of Soltau (German: Schlacht bei Soltau) took place on 28 June 1519 and was the military climax of the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud which lasted from 1519–1523. Some sources describe it as "the last knights' battle" (Die letzte Ritterschlacht). It is also often described as the "last medieval feud". The feud had all the hallmarks of a typical dispute between noble families of that time.

Located at 53.0382, 9.79298 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.708 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 1519, Battles of the Early Modern era, History of Lower Saxony, Wars involving Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Soltau

Krake

Krake is a steel dive roller coaster at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on April 16, 2011.

Located at 53.0247, 9.87905 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.707 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roller coasters in Germany

Reinsehlen Camp

Reinsehlen Camp is a largely treeless area of around 100 hectares (250 acres) close to the village of Reinsehlen near the town of Schneverdingen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is known for its calcareous grassland and most of the area is now a nature reserve. In the past, the area served as a military airfield, a Displaced Persons camp and a military training area.

Located at 53.15, 9.823 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.715 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
World War II sites in Germany, Displaced persons camps in the aftermath of World War II, Military training areas in Germany, Lüneburg Heath, Nature reserves in Lower Saxony, Proving grounds, Lower Saxony, Heidmark, Military history of the United Kingdom, Military history of Canada, Military history of Germany, History of Germany