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Lüneburg Old Town
A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
Uelzen sits on the route: 15 minutes from Wrestedt, 40km from Lüneburg Heath.
Uelzen is a town located in Lower Saxony, Germany. With a population of 34,996, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Uelzen sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Uelzen to your route.
Uelzen (German: [ˈʏltsn̩] ; Low German: Ülz'n), officially the Hanseatic City of Uelzen (German: Hansestadt Uelzen), is a town in northeast Lower Saxony, Germany, and capital of the district of Uelzen. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, a Hanseatic town and an independent municipality.
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characterised by timber-framed architecture and also has some striking examples of North German brick Gothic. The town earned pan-regional fame when Friedensreich Hundertwasser was selected to redesign the railway station: the final work of the celebrated Viennese artist and architect was ceremonially opened in 2000 as the Hundertwasser Station, Uelzen, and remains a popular tourism destination.
The Polabian name for Uelzen is Wilcaus (spelled Wiltzaus in older German reference material), possibly derived from wilca or wilsa (< Slavic *olăša) 'alder'.
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Uelzen is located in Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 52.9645 latitude, 10.5670 longitude.
Uelzen has a population of approximately 34,996 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
40 km · about 45 min drive
castle
A Renaissance ducal castle anchoring one of Germany's most beautiful half-timbered old towns near the Lüneburg Heath.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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