Lüne Abbey, Lüneburg

Name: Lüne Abbey
Address: Lüner Kirchweg 1, Lüneburg, 21337, Germany
Telephone: +49 4131 52318

#5 among attractions in Lüneburg

Monastery, Gothic architecture, Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, More...

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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. ()

Local name: Kloster Lüne Coordinates: 53°15'37"N, 10°25'21"E

Address

Lüner Kirchweg 1Lüneburg 21337 Germany

Contact

+49 4131 52318

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Lüne Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.9 miSW
Gothic architecture, Church, Architecture
St. John's Church, Lüneburg
25 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.
1 miS
Water tower with tours and exhibitions
Lüneburg Water Tower, Lüneburg
26 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.
1.2 miSW
Gothic architecture, Church, Greek Revival architecture
St. Michaelis, Lüneburg
30 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 miSW
Hill, Geologic formation, Park
Kalkberg, Lüneburg
33 min walk • 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.
1.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
German Salt Museum, Lüneburg
36 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.
1.1 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, Lüneburg
30 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.
0.8 miSW
Gothic architecture, Church, Sacred and religious sites
St. Nicolai, Lüneburg
20 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.
0.9 miSW
Museum
Old Town Hall, Lüneburg
24 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...
1.1 miSW
Church
St. Mary's Church, Lüneburg
30 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...
0.9 miSW
City hall
Rathaus Lüneburg, Lüneburg
24 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 miSW
53°15'4"N • 10°24'13"E
Gedenkstein Johanna Stegen, Lüneburg
26 min walk • Memorial

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lüne Abbey?

Nearby attractions include Büchereizentrale, Lüneburg (12 min walk), Alter Kran, Lüneburg (19 min walk), St. Nicolai, Lüneburg (20 min walk), Old Town Hall, Lüneburg (24 min walk).

How to get to Lüne Abbey by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lüne Abbey:

Bus

Kloster Lüne • Lines: 5007 (2 min walk)
Eisenbahnbrücke • Lines: 5005 (6 min walk)

Train

Lüneburg Nord (11 min walk)
Lüneburg (19 min walk)