Historic Old Town Lüneburg – Lüneburg Water Tower loop from Lüneburg
Historic Old Town Lüneburg – Lüneburg Water Tower loop from Lüneburg
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Historic Old Town Lüneburg – Lüneburg Water Tower loop from Lüneburg
01:49
7.06km
30m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 10, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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2.25 km
Western Lüneburg Old Town
Highlight • Historical Site
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2.41 km
Historic houses in Untere Ohlingerstraße
Highlight • Historical Site
2.55 km
St. Michaelis Church Lüneburg
Highlight • Religious Site
A memorial plaque is dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach for his two-year stay as a choirboy (1700-1702). Accordingly, the place in front of the church is called after.
This church is also struggling with the subsidence area and has been extensively renovated. After nets had to be stretched, the people in the church should not have plaster or stones falling on their heads.
During the opening times you can enter the tower (from the square), marvel at the old mechanical clockwork inside and take a look up into the tower vault. Through a glass door you enter the interior with a view of the choir. To the right of the chancel it goes down to the crypt. It is not possible to climb the tower, only with special permission from the Landeskirche Hannover.
Opening times: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sun 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. (in winter). A little longer in summer and closed in January and February. Official link: sankt-michaelis.de
The castle that gave the city its name was located above St. Michaelis on the Kalkberg. The castle was conquered by the Lüneburgers on 02/01/1371, which was followed by the War of the Lüneburg Succession between Welfen and Wittenberger. There was a lot of back and forth in the following years. Ultimately, the Lüneburg merchants were able to make their cut and almost made it to an imperial immediate status. The castle served the Lüneburgers as building material for the city, as well as the Kalkberg itself.
The decline of the Hanseatic League and the lack of herring schools led to impoverishment (no need for salt). The ransom in the Thirty Years' War spared the city, but drove up the debt all the more.
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3.01 km
Lüneburg Town Hall Garden
Highlight • Structure
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3.33 km
The old Raths Pharmacy Lüneburg
Highlight • Historical Site
More than 600 years of pharmacist history is stored inside, maybe one day it will be accessible to the public.
Across the entire width there is a saying in Latin, which, according to Luther, sounds like this in German: "Neither herb nor plaster healed them, but your word, Lord, that heals everything"
No pharmacist would advertise like this today. This is what Wilhelm II found in 1908 when he drove through Bäckerstrasse in his car. (In the past, the B4 ran right through the middle of Bäckerstrasse).
The magnificent entrance door is full of allegories of medieval healing art. Among other things, female allegories for two senses of taste can be seen. The one on the left, with a dog jumping up, is holding a so-called muskrat. It stands for olfactus, the smell. The one on the right feeds a monkey with apples and stands for Gustus, the taste.
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3.67 km
Historic Old Town Lüneburg
Highlight • Historical Site
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3.92 km
Papenstraße
Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site
The gable-independent house (Papenstrasse 3) dates back to a building from the 14th century. It was built of brick. The three floors are divided by rows of dewstone. The pointed arch portal dates from the 14th century.
Source: Wikipedia
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4.32 km
Lüneburg Water Tower
Highlight • Monument
Admission € 4.50 Children up to 6 years free.
Recommendation: take the elevator up and down the stairs.
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7.06 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.60 km
1.89 km
1.24 km
300 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.79 km
1.85 km
903 m
429 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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