Wendhausen Windmill

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The Wendhausen Windmill is a tower mill located in Wendhausen, a town within the municipality of Lehre, Lower Saxony, Germany. Built in 1837, it is the only five-sailed windmill in Germany still in operation. ()

Local name: Windmühle Wendhausen Built: 1837 (187 years ago)Coordinates: 52°18'58"N, 10°37'60"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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Nearby attractions include: Eintracht-Stadion, State Natural History Museum, Greifhaus, Riddagshausen Abbey.

5 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Eintracht-Stadion, Brunswick
129 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the historic city of Braunschweig, Germany, the Eintracht-Stadion emerges as a versatile venue for sports and entertainment. This multi-purpose stadium serves as a central hub for the city's athletic events and has become a landmark for locals...
5.2 miSW
Museum, History museum
State Natural History Museum, Brunswick
132 min walk • The State Natural History Museum in Braunschweig, Germany, is a zoology museum. It was founded in 1754.
5.4 miSW
52°16'45"N • 10°31'15"E
Greifhaus, Brunswick
138 min walk • Climbing
4.1 miSW
Monastery
Riddagshausen Abbey, Brunswick
105 min walk • Riddagshausen Abbey was a Cistercian monastery just outside the city of Brunswick in Germany. It was founded as Marienzelle by Ludolf the Wend, a ministerialis of Henry the Lion and steward of Brunswick, and settled in 1145 by monks from Amelungsborn Abbey.
5.3 miSW
Botanical garden, Outdoor activities
Botanical Garden, Brunswick
135 min walk • The botanical garden of the TU Braunschweig was founded in 1840 by Johann Heinrich Blasius on the banks of the River Oker on the grounds of the former stately mansion in the woods of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.
1.6 miSE
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Tierpark Essehof, Lehre
42 min walk • Essehof Zoo is a privately owned and operated zoo located in Essehof, a town within the municipality of Lehre, Lower Saxony, Germany. It opened in 1968 and currently consists of 10 hectares. It is located about 13 km northeast of Braunschweig.
~1200 ftN
Forts and castles
Wendhausen Castle
6 min walk • The Wendhausen Castle is a 17th-century moated castle located in Wendhausen, a community within the municipality of Lehre, Lower Saxony.
3.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach, Brunswick
101 min walk • Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach is a Stadtbezirk in the north-eastern and eastern part of Braunschweig, Germany. The district is named after the river Schunter and its tributaries Wabe and Beberbach.
4.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Burg Campen
104 min walk • Campen Castle is a partially standing lowland castle built in the late 13th century in Flechtorf, a town within the municipality of Lehre, Lower Saxony.
4.6 miW
Lake, Park
Schul- und Bürgergarten, Brunswick
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1.9 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Holy Cross Church, Lehre
49 min walk • The Holy Cross Church is a church located in the town of Lehre, Germany. It is currently a Lutheran church and part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick, which owns around 480 churches.