European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse By Ken Clauson Bremor Haven Bureau the origins of Luneburg Germany May lie in the crossed fates of an unlucky wild pig and an ambitious Hunter More than a thousand years ago. According to legend a Saxon Hunter killed a wild boar and found Salt crusted on its coat since extremely valuable in those times for and found the a natural Salt Springs where the boar wallowed. From that discovery developed a commercial Salt. Works and later the town that now straddles the Lumen a River about 20miles Southeast of Hamburg. An1 ancient.-. Pig Bane in the City Hall is displayed As evidence supporting this tale. A written records Date settlements in the Region Back More than 1,00.0 years. The settlements grew into a trading Center boosted by the easy Access Down the Lumen a to the Elbe River. The Salt works which ceased operation in 1980, grew a rapidly with most of its product shipped to Scandinavia. The town Center still retains a medieval flavor stuffed As it is with numerous Well preserved buildings fronted with elaborate Brick facades and Gables. \. T the tourist information office in the Rathaus City Hall offers a brochure in English that outlines a self guided walking tour through the town. The tour winds past 16th-Century half timbered buildings and through am Sande the 700-year-okl Market Square now lined with buildings dating from the15th to 18th can Breeze through the walking tour in a. Couple of hours or less or spend an entire Day wandering the narrow streets and alleyways. A worthwhile Stop is the museum fur Chis Furste Tum behind the old Millpond. Admission is 2 Marks $1.10. The Small museum is packed with regional artefacts including 400-year-old prints and leather bound books with intricately stamped covers tapestries stunning inlaid cabinets of carved Oak and a collection of finely worked Silver household items such As flatware and tureens and other serving Ware. A a Good rest Stop is the Luneburg Crown brewery museum the Complete process of Beer making from malt cleaning to bottling is displayed in a narrow six floor building. Admission is free and a free brochure in English guides visitors through the Small rooms of. Equipment. Light meals and refreshing drinks. Including Beer of course a arc available in the museum s outdoor Beer Garden and indoor tavern. Within walking distance outside of town is the Kalnberg a Hilltop nature preserve with a View of the town. Kalnberg was once the site of a 10th-Century fortress and monastery both destroyed hundreds of years ago. A. On saturday mornings a Farmers Market fills the Square in front of the City Hall surrounding the 300-year-old Fountain with a statue of either the goddess Diana or Lune surrounded by figures of crazed women. This. Bizarre sculpture is Worth a visit. V. A Quot Luneburg sits at the Northern Edge of the Wuneburger Heide Heatha farming Region of gently rolling a a Countryside covered with Heather in late summer the. Heather comes alive with purple blossoms. The. A Wuneburger Heide. Extends South As far As Celle another a town Worth a Brief visit. Its shopping District occupies the. Oldest part of town streets lined with meticulously preserved half timbered buildings. A. The fresh looking restoration can seem a bit overdone however and almost looks like Quot Disney world does the Middle Ages Quot families May wish to take a Side trip or even a Day trip to the Heide Park a Large landscaped a. Amusement Park in Soltau. Soltau is a few Miles off autobahn a-7, about Midway Between Hamburg an Hannover. Admission to the Park is 21 Marks per person but rides and shows Are free. For groups of 20 or More the Price is 16 Marks per. Person. The wide variety of. Rides includes roller coasters trains and boats. There Are a also several shows a Day with trained alligators seals and porpoises. Part of the Park is an open air zoo with animals such As Elk boars and foxes. Visitors ride through the zoo on a train Ltd a. A if you want a Brief look at a dark Side of history while travelling in the Wuneburger Heide Region visit the. Bergen Belsen concentration Camp. The town of Bergen is on Highway a i a North of Celle none of the. Original buildings remain but a photo exhibit in the visitors Center shows heart wrenching photos taken just after the Camp was liberated by american soldiers at the a end of world War ii. A a. Walking paths wind past numerous Large Mounds a marking the Sites of mass Graves for tens of thousands of concentration ramp victims. A Luneburg is just a few Miles South of Hamburg Germany s seconal largest City and one Well Worth a visit. The City s Central slipping District is a Good place to begin a walking tour of the City. It straddles the inner a As elsewhere throughout Northern Germany much of Luneburg s constrain Tion is red Brick. A amps Gus Schuttlor amps Ken Clarron on saturday mornings a Farmers Market fills to Gincburg s main Square , a Small Urban Lake ringed by a tree lined walking path. The Small Lake is separated by two Bridges from the outer Alster. A much larger Lake that also is surrounded by the City the outer Alster is popular with sailors and rowers in single sculls and Crew boats Harvester Huder. Weg a Street following the Park on the West Bank is a Voith stately mansions and diplomatic missions /. Quot a few blocks South of the City Center is the lube River. And the vast Harbor Complex that is one of Europe v largest. Walk South to St. Pauli landings Rueken where you can Board boats for Harbor Tours watch the -. Huge freighters slowly make their Way through the a a Harbor. A. Little farther South is the fischere Hafen site of he vast sunday morning Market. Fish and Flowers fruits and frivolities Are All for Sale in this crowded Tiee Market a. Atmosphere every sunday beginning at Daybreak a wide variety of fresh fish is sold from boats tied up at the pier. File a beautifully restored building in downtown Celle
