Bispingen is a municipality in the Heidekreis district of

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. It is a popular tourist destination with several holiday/theme parks. Its territory also includes the nature preserve of the

Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath (, ) is a large area of heath (habitat), heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen and is ...

around the

Wilseder Berg At , the Wilseder Berg is the highest point on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. Due to its position in the middle of the nature reserve Lüneburg Heath it is a popular tourist destination, especially in the period when the Ericaceae, heather ...

Geography

Location

Bispingen is located on the River Luhe and is approximately northeast of

Soltau Soltau () is a mid-sized town in the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has around 22,000 inhabitants. The city is centrally located in the Lüneburg Heath and is known nationwide especially for its touri ...

, or south of

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. Bispingen lies near interchange 43 of the A 7 motorway.

Subdivisions

*Bispingen *Hützel *Steinbeck an der Luhe (Steinbeck/Luhe) *Behringen *Volkwardingen *Hörpel *Borstel *Haverbeck (Nieder- and Oberhaverbeck) *Wilsede, heath village at the foot of the

; population: ~35

Neighbouring villages and towns

Schneverdingen Schneverdingen (; Low Saxon ''Snevern'') is a city in the northern part of the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the area known as Lüneburg Heath. Geography Location Schneverdingen is situated approximately nort ...

* Undeloh * Egestorf * Soderstorf *

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Economy

Bispingen is popular with tourists as a local recreation area and

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

Places of interest

* ''

'', the highest hill on the

* '' Dat ole Huus'', a

Low German house The Low German house or ''Fachhallenhaus'' is a type of timber-framed farmhouse found in northern Germany and the easternmost Netherlands, which combines living quarters, byre and barn under one roof. It is built as a large hall with bays on th ...

in Wilsede, one of the oldest

open-air museum An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum. Definition Open air is "the unconfined atmosphere ... outside buildings" ...

s in Germany; built c. 1540, renovated 1742, moved to Wilsede 1907 * ', a landscape garden with hunting lodge and Montagnetto model castle * Burial ground in Volkwardingen with

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tumuli A tumulus (: tumuli) is a mound of Soil, earth and Rock (geology), stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as ''kurgans'', and may be found through ...

* ' ("Old Church") dating to 1353, made from boulders; used for baptisms, weddings and other services as well as concerts * ''

Treppenspeicher A ''Treppenspeicher'' (literally "staircase store") is the German term for a granary or secondary farm building used for storage and is typical of the Lüneburg Heath area in northern Germany. The upper storey of the store was usually accessed via ...

'' in Volkwardingen, one of the oldest of this type of storage barn in the Lüneburg Heath, built in 1600 and 1702, restored in 2001 *

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Centre, owned by racing driver

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* SnowDome Bispingen provides indoor

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

and

snowboarding Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralym ...

. It opened in autumn 2006 * ''Bispinger Heide'' holiday park, part of the

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chain

Notable people

* , founder of the firm, ''Grube KG Forstgerätestelle'', which makes forestry equipment.

Gallery

File:Wilsede-101.jpg, Farmstead in Wilsede File:Wilsede-102.jpg, Wilsede File:Wilseder Berg 006.jpg, The Wilseder Berg File:Bispingen verrücktes Haus auf dem Kopf.jpg, Mad House, the upside down house

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Heidmark Lüneburg Heath