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Spechtshorn is a village in the municipality of
Hohne Hohne () is a municipality in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, east of the county town of Celle. It includes the three former parishes of Hohne, Helmerkamp and Spechtshorn. It should not be confused with the British Army camp of Hohne (Germa ...
in the collective municipality of
Lachendorf Lachendorf (West Low German: ''Lachendörp'') is a municipality in the Celle (district), district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km east of Celle. Lachendorf is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collect ...
in
Celle district Celle () is a districts of Germany, district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen (district), Uelzen, Gifhorn (district), Gifhorn, Hanover (district), Hanover and Heide ...
, in the German state of
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.


Geography

Spechtshorn lies east of the River Wiehe, a right-hand tributary of the Schwarzwasser.


History

The Spechtshorn Village Chronicle was collected and published in 1999 by Karl-Heinrich Dralle. Until the early 1990s
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extracted
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at various locations in and around Spechtshorn (e.g. in
Schmarloh The Schmarloh is a ridge in the Südheide heath in the eastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, that lies between Groß Oesingen ( Gifhorn district) and Lachendorf (Celle district) north of the Wiehe Stream. Its highest point is the 6 ...
). The many green pumps were part of the village character for many years.


Religion

The majority of inhabitants belong to the
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parish of Hohne.


Nature monuments

The ''Torfmoor'', a peat lake several kilometres from Spechtshorn is today a popular location for ice-skating. It was formerly used to provide fuel for the region. Spechtshorn lies near the
Schmarloh The Schmarloh is a ridge in the Südheide heath in the eastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, that lies between Groß Oesingen ( Gifhorn district) and Lachendorf (Celle district) north of the Wiehe Stream. Its highest point is the 6 ...
, a cultural landscape, which is an important migration and breeding area for birds. Villages in Lower Saxony Celle (district) {{Celle-geo-stub