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Altes Kaufhaus
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Once known as the 'Herring House', this grand baroque building was the heart of Lüneburg's salt trade and a key hub of the Hanseatic League.
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Alter Kran
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The historic 14th-century crane on the Ilmenau riverbank, once used to load salt barrels onto Hanseatic trade ships heading north.
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Stintmarkt im Luneburger Hafen
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A charming waterfront square lined with colorful merchant houses, once a lively fish and salt market along the Ilmenau River.
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Bromsehaus
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A magnificent 15th-century merchant house, once home to a wealthy salt trading family and a fine example of Lüneburg's prosperous Hanseatic heritage.
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St. John's Church
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One of the finest brick Gothic churches in northern Germany, with a distinctive leaning tower and stunning interior artwork spanning centuries.
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Am Sande
15m
Lüneburg's most impressive square, flanked by ornate red-brick merchant houses, Gothic churches, and the city hall — the commercial heart of medieval Lüneburg.
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Historisches Lueneburger Rathaus
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One of Germany's most impressive medieval town halls, with a stunning Gothic facade and ornate interior chambers that reflect Lüneburg's immense salt-trade wealth.
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Das Schwangere Haus
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The 'Pregnant House' — a remarkable building whose unusual outward-bulging facade gave it this memorable nickname, caused by centuries of salt-mine subsidence.
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Auf dem Meere
15m
A picturesque street in the heart of Lüneburg's old town, with well-preserved historic buildings offering insight into daily life in the medieval salt city.
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Luneburg
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The 'Subsidence Area' — where centuries of underground salt extraction caused dramatic ground sinkage, creating a surreal landscape of tilting and sunken buildings.
