Lappwald

#1285 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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The Lappwald is a heavily wooded range of hills, 20 km long and up to 5 km wide, in central Germany. It stretches northwards from the town of Helmstedt. The border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt runs through the woods, of which about three quarters is on Lower Saxon terrain. The Lappwald is part of the Elm-Lappwald Nature Park. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°15'39"N, 11°2'11"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Türkentor, Kloster Mariental, Juleum, St. Ludger's Abbey.

2.6 miS
Arch
Türkentor, Helmstedt
67 min walk • The Türkentor is a triumphal arch and gateway in Helmstedt in Lower Saxony in Germany. The main entrance to the former St.
2.4 miNW
Church
Kloster Mariental
62 min walk • Mariental Abbey, in the present-day municipality of Mariental in Lower Saxony, Germany, is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1138, now used and owned by a Lutheran congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick.
2.5 miSW
Museum
Juleum, Helmstedt
63 min walk • The Juleum, also Juleum Novum, is a multi-story lecture hall and library building of the former university in the Lower Saxony district town of Helmstedt in Germany. The structure was built between 1592 and 1612 in the Weser Renaissance...
2.5 miS
Monastery
St. Ludger's Abbey, Helmstedt
65 min walk • St. Ludger's Abbey was a former monastery of the Benedictine Order in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, founded by Saint Ludger around 800.
2.8 miS
52°13'24"N • 11°0'46"E
Militärbegleitwaggon, Helmstedt
71 min walk • Museum
3.9 miN
Village
Weferlingen
100 min walk • Weferlingen is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it has been part of the town of Oebisfelde-Weferlingen.
3.8 miSE
Memorial, Historical place, Memorial site
Gedenkstätte 'Deutsche Teilung' Marienborn
98 min walk • The Border checkpoint Helmstedt–Marienborn, named Grenzübergangsstelle Marienborn by the German Democratic Republic, was the largest and most important border crossing on the Inner German border during the division of Germany.
2.6 miSW
Historical place, Tower
Hausmannsturm, Helmstedt
67 min walk • The Hausmannsturm is located on Neumärker Straße in Helmstedt. It is the oldest preserved city gate in the Braunschweig region. The Hausmannsturm was built in a square shape and has a height of 36 meters.