エムセンのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

One of several benches along the nature trail; the location here is also quite idyllic.

The first stage of the “Wilde 13” hiking trail also leads along here. The “Wilde 13” is not signposted or marked, but can only be hiked using a GPX file at the following link: www.dav-hamburg.de/dav/Wilde13 (as of February 2024).

Interesting bell tower next to the church

Really nice, also in connection with the surroundings

beautiful old cemetery

The historical boundary stone, which is designated as a monument, is in the Hasenburger Bachtal nature reserve (NSG LÜ 281). The upper part shows the Lüneburg city mark on both sides of the stone as well as three years on the view side from the southwest and two years on the view side from the northwest, which refer to border inspections carried out in these years. At its foot, on the right, is the so-called cross stone, which is also a historical boundary stone. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heiligenthaler_Schnedestein,_Ansicht_aus_Nordwest,_Gemeinde_Südergellersen,_Landkreis_Lüneburg.jpg

Can you take a short break?

It is very likely that the Embser church was built in 1280 by the castle man Manecke v. Estorff and his wife Adelheid v. Bülow founded. According to an entry in the stock register from 1868, the couple's son is said to have died in Italy. For the salvation of his soul, the church was founded in honor of St. Catherine. Unfortunately, we no longer have a foundation deed because the church was broken into in the immediate aftermath of the Reformation and the old deeds were stolen from the coffin. Only one coat of arms window with the coat of arms of the family v. Estorff, which was removed when the church was rebuilt in 1852, also showed the number 1280. At the same time as the church was founded, patronage was also given to the von Estorff family in Barnstedt, which is still recognized to this day. https://katharinen-embsen.wir-e.de/orte