Central Lüß Plateau Heathland

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The Central Lüß Plateau Heathland are a nature reserve within the Südheide Nature Park with a total area of about 293 hectares. They were placed under protection in 1995 and consist of three physically separate areas of land: the Misselhorn Heath, the Schillohsberg Heath and the Weesener Weg Heathland. The region referred to as Heathland and Rough Pasture in the Südheide with an area of 278.3 hectares was also declared as Special Area of Conservation No. 277. The conservation agency responsible is the district of Celle. ()

Local name: Heideflächen mittleres Lüßplateau Area: 42.47 mi²Elevation: 374 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°48'57"N, 10°10'20"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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Central Lüß Plateau Heathland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wietzer Berg, Church of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, Südheide Nature Park, Bonstorf Barrows.

5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Wietzer Berg, Müden
138 min walk • The Wietzer Berg is a low hill, 102 metres above sea level, on the Lüneburg Heath in the north German district of Celle. It lies about 2 kilometres west-southwest of the tourist village of Müden and is a popular destination in the generally flat landscape of the Südheide Nature Park.
6.4 miSW
Church
Church of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian
163 min walk • The Church of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian in Sülze, Lower Saxony, Germany is a church of the Evangelical-Lutheran parish in the church district of Celle and in the Evangelical-Lutheran State Church of Hanover.
0.7 miSE
Park
Südheide Nature Park
19 min walk • The Südheide Nature Park is a large protected area of forest and heathland in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It has been designated as a protected nature park since 1964.
5.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Bonstorf Barrows, Hermannsburg
144 min walk • The Bonstorf Barrows are the remains of a much larger barrow cemetery on the Lüneburg Heath in north Germany dating to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. They are located east of the village of Bonstorf, part of the municipality of Hermannsburg in the Lower Saxon district of Celle.
3.5 miNW
Watermill
Lutter Mill, Hermannsburg
91 min walk • Weesener Bach, also called the Lutterbach, is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany, a tributary of the Örtze. The Weesener Bach rises in the Südheide Nature Park, south of the village of Lutterloh near Unterlüß, then flows through the Hermannsburg village of Weesen and enters the Örtze north of Hermannsburg after about 10.5 km.
3.2 miW
Seminary
Hermannsburg Mission Seminary, Hermannsburg
83 min walk • The Hermannsburg Mission Seminary is part of the Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony, the common missionary work of the state churches of Hanover, Brunswick and Schaumburg-Lippe. In six to seven years, male and female pastors are trained for service in the worldwide church.
4.2 miSW
National park
Bornrieth Moor
107 min walk • The Bornrieth Moor is the remains of a raised bog in the German district of Celle and belongs to the Südheide Nature Park. It has an area of 115 hectares.