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Old Trading House, Lüneburg

Old Trading House, Lüneburg

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Old Trading House, Lüneburg

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Pat2000

April 29, 2022

From the old department store, "Dat Heringshus", on Lünertorstraße opposite the old crane, only the front is left. After an arson attack in 1959, the rest burned down to rubble and ash. After that, the fire brigade was in the new extension for a long time. Today there is a hotel with art and exhibition rooms in the building.
Dat Heringshus - Old department store got its baroque facade in 1742, this is the only thing that was saved after the fire. At the top of the facade sits an onion dome, unusual for northern Germany, with a golden weathervane and an ewer (an approximately 18m long river boat with a shallow draft). Baltic herring and smelt, as well as meat, grain, hops, malt, wine, beer, cloth, wool, skins, wood, metal, glass and spices were sold in the department store.

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Kathrin unterwegs

January 21, 2021

Right next to the old crane is Lüneburg's old department store, "Dat Heringshus" as it was originally called. Thanks to the salt, the profitable Baltic herring was an important commodity. Traders transported the Lüneburg salt via the Ilmenau to Lübeck and brought herrings with them on the way back were sold together with smelt in the old department store. In addition to fish and meat, the historical goods and customs lists also include a wide variety of goods, such as grain, hops, malt, wine, beer, cloth, wool, skins, wood, metals, Glass and spices..

In 1742 the department store received its baroque facade, which was the only one that could be saved after a devastating arson in 1959. On the facade of the department store you can see an onion dome, which is unusual for Northern Germany. The golden weather vane shows a so-called Ewer, an approximately 18 meter long river boat with a shallow draft. You can see an original replica Ewer lying moored at the quay wall of the Ilmenau. Today the hotel "Altes Kaufhaus" is located here with art and exhibition rooms.

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Günter und Carola

October 28, 2021

A hotel is now housed in the old department store.

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