Lüneburg

Lüneburg, officially the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg and also known in English as Lunenburg, is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of another Hanseatic city, Hamburg, and belongs to that city's wider metropolitan region. Wikipedia

Population 74,502 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 7 h 34 in Dec, dark by 16:00 · 16 h 57 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 04 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 51 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 47 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 58 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 51 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 57 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 30 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 50 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 44 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 40 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 41 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 34 of daylight
Tourist office · 530 m Tourist Information Lüneburg

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Lunatic Festival

    June

    Lunatic Festival a charitable music festival on the university campus also in June

  2. Town Festival

    June

    (Stadtfest) – the town festival is in June

  3. Frommestraßenfest

    July

    Frommestraßenfest festival in July

  4. Oktoberfest

    September

    Oktoberfest on the Sülzwiesen in September

  5. Historic Christmas Market

    November – December

    Historic Christmas Market around St. Michael's Church and Christmas Market with fairytale mile and gable lights on the market place in front of the town hall, in Grapengießerstraße and Am Sande square

5 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Lüneburg); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Lüneburg Farmer's Market

    Lüneburger Wochenmarkt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–13:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Wednesday
    07:00–13:00
    Saturday
    08:00–14:00
    480 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Kaltenmoor

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 10:00–13:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    10:00–13:00

    2.1 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 41 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Oedeme 3.0 km, Erbstorf Ziegelei 3.5 km, Adendorf 4.3 km, Rettmer 4.3 km, Erbstorf 4.7 km, Wendisch Evern 5.0 km, Bardowick 5.1 km, Bardowick Hp 5.1 km

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