View of the Old Crane (Lüneburg)

The old crane dates back to the 14th century, it was used to lift goods and also the Lüneburg salt works. In its prime, the crane even managed to lift a steam locomotive. Today the crane is a landmark of Lüneburg and adorns the water district. You can stop here and enjoy the view of the harbor.

The old crane in the water district in Lüneburg is visited at every city tour of Lüneburg.
The wooden, copper-clad "Old Crane" at the Ilmenau is mentioned as early as 1346. The crane was used to lift the valuable salt of the Lüneburg saltworks, because the salt could be shipped over the Stecknitz canal to Lübeck. But firewood and all kinds of other goods were lifted by the crane and transported on.
One of the last and probably heaviest loads, which was lifted with his help, was in the 19th century a steam locomotive for the Braunschweig-Vienenburg railway, which came over the waterway from England to Lüneburg.
Today, the Alte Kran shapes the image of the Lüneburg water district and is considered one of the landmarks of today's Hanseatic and salt city. It can be visited as part of a city tour.
Info Source: lueneburger-heide.de

This area has developed powerfully in recent years.

The ensemble at the old harbor is complete again. The Georg-Von Lösecke-Haus is back, after the big fire three years ago.

The Old Crane is still functional with its inner life. The original crane has been rebuilt over and over again over the centuries. In its present form, the crane is almost unchanged since 1797. In the winter of 1795, many structures in the harbor were badly damaged by a flood of ice, including the crane and the adjacent bridge. The crane was rebuilt in the summer of 1797 by the carpenter G. P. Hintze under the direction of the land manager Kruse in a new form.
Source:
 de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Kran_%28Lüneburg%29
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On the site with the ancient pub "Pons" is the reconstruction of the old salt store
"Viskulenhof" finished. How this area evolves, the next years will show.