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Luneburg (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 24 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.4000 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Lüneburg is situated on the Ilmenau River on the edge of the Lüneburger heath. It grew and developed in the 12th century under Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony, and won its charter in 1247. It became a member of the Hanseatic League, passed into the possession of Hanover in 1705, then to Prussia in 1866. It suffered very little damage in World War II, and so much of its historic architecture survives. Among its structures are several brick buildings in northern German Gothic style, an entire square of Gothic and Renaissance houses called the Sand, the ducal palace, 1693-96, the town hall, 13th to 18th century, and the churches of St. Nicholas and St. John of the 13th and 14th centuries. Modern industries include wood products, the manufacture of chemicals and foodstuffs, and the mining of salt, metal, and coal. Having salt springs, it is also a spa and health resort. The 2004 estimated population was 69,000. |
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| Lüneburg (preferred,C,V)
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| Luneberg (NA,V)
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| Luneburg (C,U,English-P)
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| לינבורג (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Luniburc (H,V,German-P,U,N)
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............ | name recorded in 956 CE |
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Luneburg (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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documented in 10th century, expanded in 12th century; chartered in 1247, grew with industry after 1900 |
| city (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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for salt since 10th century; also for foodstuffs, metal, and coal |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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industry expanded after 1900, city produces building materials, textiles, wood products, and wax |
| resort center (C) |
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is health resort with saline springs & mud baths |
| ducal residence (H) |
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of dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg until 1371 |
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