Lüneburg Heath

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A typical view of the Lüneburg Heath near Schneverdingen.

The Lüneburg Heath (German: Lüneburger Heide) is a region in Lower Saxony in Germany. It covers the area between the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen. Northern Low Saxon is still widely spoken in the region.

The region is covered by a heathland landscape. The landscape originated in medieval times when forests were cleared for firewood for salt production in Lüneburg. The highest elevation is the Wilseder Berg with an elevation of 169.2 m above sea level.

The heath was the scene of the unconditional German surrender to Allied forces, under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, on the 4th May 1945. It is also the area where the body of Nazi war criminal Heinrich Himmler was secretly buried in an unmarked grave, following his suicide.

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