
Bispingen is a municipality in the
Heidekreis district of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. 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
Hamburg
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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
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 ...
; 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 ...
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Undeloh
Undeloh (Low German: Unnel) is a village in the district of Harburg (district), Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
Location
Undeloh lies on the Lüneburg Heath near its highest hill, the Wilseder Berg.
Neighbouring communit ...
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Egestorf
Egestorf () is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the ...
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Soderstorf
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Rehlingen
Rehlingen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the ...
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Munster
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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 ...
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
* ''
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 ...
'', the highest hill on 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 ...
* ''
Dat ole Huus
Dat ole Huus Heath Museum is a local history museum in Wilsede in the German state of Lower Saxony. It was founded in 1907 which makes it one of the oldest open-air museums in Germany. The name is Low German
Low German is a West Germanic ...
'', 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
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
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
*
Kart
A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of small sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from non-motorised models to high-performance ...
Centre, owned by racing driver
Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher (born 30 June 1975) is a German former racing driver and sports broadcasting, broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from to . Schumacher won six Formula One Grands Prix across 11 seasons.
Born and raised in North Rhine-Westp ...
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SnowDome Bispingen
The Snow Dome is an indoor ski slope at Bispingen in the German state of Lower Saxony. It opened on 21 October 2006.
The piste has a length of about , height about , and a width of up to . On the snow area of about , in addition to the downhill ...
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
Center Parcs Center Parcs may refer to:
* Center Parcs UK and Ireland, a short-break holiday company based in the United Kingdom and Ireland
* Center Parcs Europe
Center Parcs Europe N.V. (formerly Center Parcs) is a European network of holiday villages t ...
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
Further reading
* Heinrich Schulz: ''Chronik von Wilsede'', Stuttgart, 1967
External links
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