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Eastern Path to Kalkberg

Eastern Path to Kalkberg

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Eastern Path to Kalkberg

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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JR56

August 31, 2021

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The great panoramic views of Lüneburg quickly compensate for the little effort on the ascent.

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JR56

August 31, 2021

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Strictly speaking, the Kalkberg should actually be called Gipsberg (Gypsum Mountain). After all, the salt dome under Lüneburg brought the valuable building material gypsum to light. Until 1878, the people of Lüneburg diligently mined gypsum here, so that the once 80 m high mountain today measures only 1/16 of its original circumference and 58 m. the remaining Lüneburg mountain to a nature reserve and natural monument. A visit to the Kalkberg is still absolutely worthwhile, because from up here you have a wonderful view of the Lüneburg old town around the St. Michaelis Church.

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Kathrin unterwegs

May 3, 2021

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Actually, the Kalkberg should be called "Gipsberg" - because the salt dome under Lüneburg brought the valuable building material gypsum to the earth's surface. In the Middle Ages, the "Hliuniburg", …

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Elevation 60 m

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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