landmark
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
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Uelzen
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Uelzen
Uelzen sits on the route: 15 minutes from Wrestedt, 40km from Lüneburg Heath.
Uelzen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wrestedt, about 7 km away.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Uelzen?
Within an hour or so of Uelzen: Lüneburg Old Town (33 km), Lüneburg Heath (40 km), Celle Castle (50 km).
Where is Uelzen?
Uelzen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 7 km from Wrestedt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 34,996
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.9645, 10.5670
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Uelzen
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Lüneburg Heath
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
Celle 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
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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