Lühesand

#3378 among destinations in Germany

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Lühesand is a small island of 1.24 square kilometres in the river Elbe, 8 kilometres east of Stade in Lower Saxony, Germany. The island, named after the easterly located mouth of the Lühe, forms part of Hollern-Twielenfleth and Steinkirchen. It can only be reached by ferry from Grünendeich's westerly exclave Sandhörn and contains a large camping site, on which many continuous campers stay. The southern carrying pylons of Elbe Crossing 1 and Elbe Crossing 2 have been located on Lühesand. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.48 mi²Coordinates: 53°35'33"N, 9°34'60"E

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

Nearby attractions include: St. Cosmae et Damiani, Horstsee, Badebucht, Schwedenspeicher.

4.4 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
St. Cosmae et Damiani, Stade
114 min walk • The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Stade is a Lutheran church in Stade, Germany. The church was built in the early 12th century and extended in the 17th century.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Horstsee, Stade
128 min walk • Horstsee is a lake in Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. At an elevation of 6 m, its surface area is 3.75 ha.
4.7 miE
53°34'41"N • 9°41'46"E
Badebucht, Wedel
121 min walk • Watersports, Gym, Spa
4.4 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
Schwedenspeicher, Stade
113 min walk • The Schwedenspeicher Museum, renamed Museum Schwedenspeicher in 2011, has been a regional museum in the Hanseatic city of Stade in Lower Saxony since 1977. The contents deal with the archaeology and history of the Elbe-Weser region in general and...
4.6 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theaterschiff Batavia, Wedel
119 min walk • The Theaterschiff Batavia is a ship in Wedel that has been converted into a theater.
5.1 miN
Church
Heilig-Dreikönigskirche
129 min walk • St. Epiphany Church is an Evangelical Lutheran parish church in Haselau in the district of Pinneberg. It belongs to the Hamburg-West/Südholstein church district in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.
4.3 miW
Church
Sankt Wilhadi, Stade
111 min walk • The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Wilhadi is one of four churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover in Stade.
5.1 miE
53°34'55"N • 9°42'22"E
Theater Wedel, Wedel
130 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3.2 miN
Windmill
Deichmühle Haseldorf
82 min walk • The dike mill in Haseldorf was a windmill built around 1540 in the municipality of Haseldorf and a historical landmark of the village. It was located between the old dike and the street Deichreihe. In 2019, the building was completely demolished.
4.5 miW
Church
Church of the Holy Spirit, Stade
115 min walk • The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Stade's Campe district was built in 1959/60 and consecrated on the 2nd day of Pentecost 1960 by the auxiliary bishop of Hildesheim, Heinrich Pachowiak.
5.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Altes Land, Jork
136 min walk • Altes Land is an area of reclaimed marshland straddling parts of Lower Saxony and Hamburg. The region is situated downstream from Hamburg on the southwestern riverside of the Elbe around the towns of Stade, Buxtehude, Jork and the Samtgemeinde of Lühe.