Vaensen

Vaensen is a hamlet in Buchholz in der Nordheide, Harburg, Lower Saxony. Vaensen is situated nearby to the hamlet Buensen, as well as near the village Dibbersen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buchholz railway station and Großsteingrab Steinbeck.

Buchholz railway station

Railway station

Buchholz railway station

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Buchholz is a railway station located in Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany. The station is located on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway, Heath Railway and Wittenberge–Buchholz railway. Buchholz railway station is situated 3 km south of Vaensen.

Großsteingrab Steinbeck

Archaeological site

Großsteingrab Steinbeck

Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Großsteingrab Steinbeck is an archaeological site.

Cemetery chapel

Church

Cemetery chapel

Photo: Ulli Becker-Schöttke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cemetery chapel is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Vaensen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hinteln and Iddensen.

Hinteln

Hamlet

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Hinteln is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km north of Vaensen.

Iddensen

Village

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Iddensen is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Vaensen.

Langenrehm

Village

Photo: Aeroid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Langenrehm is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Vaensen.

Vaensen

Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in Germany
Categories: village and locality
Location: Buchholz in der Nordheide, Harburg, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.35139° or 53° 21′ 5″ north

Longitude

9.88287° or 9° 52′ 58″ east

Elevation

75 metres (246 feet)

Open location code

9F5F9V2M+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Vaensen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Low German—“Vaensen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Vaensen”
French: “Vaensen”
German: “Vaensen”
Low German: “Vaans”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Klein Vaensen and Buensen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Findling and Bushaltestellenhäuschen Vaensen.

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