The more than a thousand years old salt and Hanseatic city of Lüneburg (73 000 inhabitants) is located on the northeastern edge of nature - protection and recreational area Lüneburg Heath. Lune - Burg is the economic and cultural center of the region Northeastern Lower Saxony and belongs to the metropolitan region of Hamburg, only 60 km away. The cityscape is characterized by whole streets and Lodgings of well-preserved, well-kept townhouses and monuments from the Middle Ages.