Attractions Lüneburg

In the Middle Ages the Hanseatic League town of Lüneburg became very rich due to salt. The only means of preservation, apart from drying, was won in the Lüneburg saltworks, known as the Sülze saltworks.

It is not only Pisa that has a leaning tower – so does Lüneburg. The oldest church in Lüneburg is St. John’s ; it attracts the visitor from afar because of its 108-metre-high spire, which rises high into the sky. During construction of the spire around 1384, the tower leant 2.20 metres to the w…

The smelt market is located in Lüneburg's historic water district. As the name suggests, smelt, a small, herring-like fish that was very popular in the Middle Ages, used to be traded here .

The Am Sande square in the city center is one of the oldest squares in Lüneburg and is also considered one of the most important medieval squares in the whole of Germany.

The Heinrich Heine House in Lüneburg can be found right next to the Town Hall.

On the central square on the Sande in Lüneburg lies one of the city's most magnificent buildings: today's Lüneburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce, IHK

The Old Crane is one of the landmarks of the salt and Hanseatic city of Lüneburg.

In the Waagestraße in Lüneburg you can visit an absolute specialty: The pregnant house.