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Lower Saxony
Lüneburg Heath
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Rühen

Border Experiences – Former Customs Station Rühen

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Germany
Lower Saxony
Lüneburg Heath
Gifhorn
Rühen

Border Experiences – Former Customs Station Rühen

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Border Experiences – Former Customs Station Rühen

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  • Location: Rühen, Gifhorn, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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    April 11, 2026

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    The former customs station in Rühen is a silent but powerful witness to the German division. Located on the federal road B244 in the Gifhorn district, it marked for decades not only an administrative border, but a deep caesura between West (Lower Saxony) and East (Saxony-Anhalt).
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    Location: Rühen, Gifhorn, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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