Hambuehren

Welcome to Hambuehren!

Hambuehren is a municipality embedded in beautiful landscape of forests and
meadows, consisting of the districts Hambuehren, Oldau and Ovelgoenne, with
about 10,250 inhabitants.

Hambuehren is situated within close proximity to the royal capital Celle and
the nature
park Suedheide with its vast heathlands.

History

Hambuehren was first mentioned in documents as early as 1235, and Oldau in
1378. It was not until 1 January 1970 that both municipalities were joined to
become a united community. Both villages in the southern Lueneburg Heath have
managed to maintain their rural character to this day.

Hambuehren today

You can experience Hambuehren´s highlights for example on the bicycle
tour "Wasserkraft
und Waldlandschaft" (waterpower and forest landscape) . Visit
the Resurrection Church (“Auferstehungskirche”), Germany´s last “bunker
church”, or check out the informative Forest Nature and Fitness track. Other
highlights in Hambuehren include the energy trail and the lido in Ovelgoenne.
Definitely worth a visit is the  historical
hydroelectric power plant at the water lock in Oldau, where electricity is
generated to this day.