Kalkberg, Lüneburg

Name: Kalkberg
Address: Lüneburg, Germany

#4 among attractions in Lüneburg

Hill, Top attraction, Geologic formation, Park

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The Lüneburg Kalkberg is the cap rock of a salt dome in the western part of the German town of Lüneburg. The Kalkberg was a gypsum mine during the middle ages, but is today a Naturschutzgebiet and a common meeting place for city residents. ()

Local name: Lüneburger Kalkberg Elevation: 115 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°14'58"N, 10°23'49"E

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Kalkberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. John's Church, Lüneburg Water Tower, St. Michaelis, Lüne Abbey.

0.7 miE
Gothic architecture, Church, Architecture
St. John's Church, Lüneburg
18 min walk • The Church of John the Baptist is the oldest Lutheran church in Lüneburg, Germany. It is located in the city centre. Lüneburg is on the European Route of Brick Gothic and the church is an example of this style.
0.7 miE
Water tower with tours and exhibitions
Lüneburg Water Tower, Lüneburg
18 min walk • Lüneburg Water Tower is a water tower in the southeastern part of the Lüneburg old town in Lower Saxony, Germany, built by the architect Franz Krüger, from designs by Richard Kampf. Its erection was initiated on 3 October 1905, and the tower was taken into use in November 1907.
~940 ftE
Gothic architecture, Church, Greek Revival architecture
St. Michaelis, Lüneburg
5 min walk • St. Michaelis is one of the main churches in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first an abbey church of the former monastery of Benedictines, built from 1376 in brick Gothic style. It became Lutheran during the Reformation. Johann Sebastian Bach was for two years a pupil at the school of St. Michaelis.
1.3 miNE
Monastery, Gothic architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Lüne Abbey, Lüneburg
33 min walk • Lüne Abbey is a former Benedictine nunnery in the Lower Saxon town of Lüneburg. Today it is a Protestant Lutheran convent and is managed by the Klosterkammer Hannover. The current abbess is Reinhild Freifrau von der Goltz.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
German Salt Museum, Lüneburg
11 min walk • The German Salt Museum in the German town of Lüneburg, on the site of the old production facilities of the Lüneburg Saltworks when it was closed in 1980. In 1991, it won the Council of Europe Museum Prize.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, Lüneburg
13 min walk • The East Prussian Regional Museum in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony in Germany, was established 1987 on the basis of the East Prussian Hunting Museum created by forester Hans Loeffke.
0.6 miE
Gothic architecture, Church, Sacred and religious sites
St. Nicolai, Lüneburg
15 min walk • St. Nicolai is a church and Lutheran parish in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is one of three main churches in the town, all built in brick Gothic style. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a basilica with three naves, built from 1407 to 1440. It features a "star" rib vault that is unique in Northern Germany.
0.4 miE
Museum
Old Town Hall, Lüneburg
12 min walk • Lüneburg City Hall is an example of medieval and early modern secular architecture in northern Germany. It was built around 1230, was repeatedly expanded over the centuries and is still the headquarters of the council and administration of the...
0.7 miSE
Church
St. Mary's Church, Lüneburg
17 min walk • Sankt Marien is the Roman Catholic parish church in Lüneburg, a district town in Lower Saxony. The parish belongs to the deanery of Lüneburg of the diocese of Hildesheim. Dedicated to the patrocinium of the Virgin Mary, conceived without original...
0.4 miE
City hall
Rathaus Lüneburg, Lüneburg
12 min walk • Lüneburg City Hall is an example of medieval and early modern secular architecture in northern Germany. It was built around 1230, was repeatedly expanded over the centuries and is still the headquarters of the council and administration of the...
1.2 miNW
53°15'42"N • 10°22'29"E
Kulturforum, Lüneburg
32 min walk • Museum, Art gallery

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Which popular attractions are close to Kalkberg?

Nearby attractions include St. Michaelis, Lüneburg (5 min walk), Gedenkstein Johanna Stegen, Lüneburg (8 min walk), German Salt Museum, Lüneburg (11 min walk), Rathaus Lüneburg, Lüneburg (12 min walk).

How to get to Kalkberg by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kalkberg:

Bus

Dörnbergstraße • Lines: 5009 (5 min walk)
Am Springintgut • Lines: 5005, 5009, 5013, 5200 (6 min walk)

Train

Lüneburg (25 min walk)
Lüneburg Nord (28 min walk)