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Kalkberg Nature Reserve Viewpoint

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Kalkberg Nature Reserve Viewpoint

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  • Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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    December 29, 2016

    Hiking

    The Kalkberg with a height of 56 m is the natural lookout point in Lüneburg par excellence. 10% remained after centuries of gypsum breakdown. The castle was also disposed of in this way.

    Today a nature reserve, maintained by the BUND near the old gypsum kiln. The two goats are also part of it. This area wants to be hiked with its steep stairs, some of which are old.

    Links for information:
    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lüneburger_Kalkberg
    kalkberg-lueneburg.de
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    September 13, 2017

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    Until February 1371 there was a castle on the Kalkberg, from which the Principality of Lüneburg-Braunschweig was ruled. As part of the War of the Lüneburg Succession, the lordly castle …
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    October 11, 2020

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    The Lüneburg Kalkberg has a long and very interesting history: In the Middle Ages, the Hliuniburg, which once gave the city its name, stood here. Built around the year 956 …
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    Lüneburg Old Town – St. Michaelis Church Lüneburg loop from Lüneburg

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    Elevation 50 m

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    Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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