The Lower Saxon Asparagus Road () is a tourist route in

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that confers recognition of the

asparagus Asparagus (''Asparagus officinalis'') is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus ''Asparagus (genus), Asparagus'' native to Eurasia. Widely cultivated as a vegetable crop, its young shoots are used as a spring vegetable. Description ...

as a delicacy in the region. The vegetable is grown in the areas between Brunswick and

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, between

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and

Vechta Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the Vechta (district), Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta. It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every ...

, and from Nienburg/Weser via Hoya to

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 ...

. The Asparagus Road is about long and links the tourist regions 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 ...

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and its environs, Brunswick Land, Middle Weser and the Oldenburg Münsterland. It was initiated by the Lower Saxon Asparagus Road Society (''Verein Niedersächsische Spargelstraße'') and is the equivalent of the German Wine Road, the Lower Saxon Mill Road or the German Fairy Tale Route. Part of the Lower Saxon Asparagus Road runs from Burgdorf via Nienburg/Weser, Bruchhausen-Vilsen and Bassum to Sulingen. Since 2005 the Lower Saxon Asparagus Museum (''Niedersächsische Spargelmuseum'') has been located in Nienburg.

Other asparagus roads

In Baden-Württemberg (''Baden Asparagus Road'') and in North Rhine-Westphalia there are other asparagus roads.

Sources

* Dieter Hurcks: ''Entlang der Niedersächsischen Spargelstraße.''

External links

Lower Saxon Asparagus Road

The Lower Saxon Asparagus Road

Nienburg Asparagus Museum
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Other asparagus roads

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See also

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