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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Stintmarkt Lüneburg – Old Crane Lüneburg loop from Lüneburg Nord

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2. Old Crane Lüneburg – Stintmarkt Lüneburg loop from Vögelsen

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3. Old Crane Lüneburg – Stintmarkt Lüneburg loop from Lüneburg

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September 12, 2020

St. Michaelis is a former monastery church of the Benedictine monastery St. Michael and one of the main churches of the city of Lüneburg.

The monastery used to play an important role, the abbot had a high position within the region. The monastery school was well known and from 1700 to 1702 even Johann Sebastian Bach sang as a choirboy in the Mettenchor. For this reason the church square is now called Johann Sebastian Bach Platz.

In 956, Otto I, the Great, allowed the Michaelis Monastery to receive customs duties from the production of salt in the Lüneburg saltworks. This document is the oldest in which the monastery is mentioned and at the same time the oldest proof of existence for the city of Lüneburg.

Originally the church and the monastery were built on the Lüneburg Kalkberg, but were then removed after a storm by the Lüneburg citizens and rebuilt within the city walls at the foot of the Kalkberg. The foundation stone for today's St. Michaelis Church was laid in 1376, the tower was built until 1434. A problem of the construction is still the statics, the church stands on the edge of the underground salt dome. The mighty columns inside the church are up to 70 cm out of alignment.

As the only monastery in the Principality of Lüneburg, the St. Michaelis Monastery was not abolished during the Reformation and continued to exist as a male monastery. Today the church belongs to the monastery chamber of Hanover, which is also responsible for its maintenance.

The Church of St. Michaelis is an important work of brick Gothic and as a reliably open church it is open to visitors during the day, except during church services.

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St. Michael's Church Lüneburg

1. Stintmarkt Lüneburg – Old Crane Lüneburg loop from Lüneburg Nord

2. Old Crane Lüneburg – Stintmarkt Lüneburg loop from Vögelsen

3. Old Crane Lüneburg – Stintmarkt Lüneburg loop from Lüneburg

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