Medingen

Medingen is a village in the borough of Bad Bevensen in the German state of Lower Saxony. In the 14th century it was called Zellensen. In the 17th century a monastic farm estate known as Klosterhof Medingen where, 50 years ago, a Trakehner stud was established.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Medingen Abbey and St. Mauritius.

Medingen Abbey

Monastery

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Medingen Abbey or Medingen Convent is a convent for women of the Evangelical Lutheran faith near the Lower Saxon town of Bad Bevensen and is supervised by the Monastic Chamber of Hanover.

St. Mauritius

Church

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St. Mauritius is a church.

St. Joseph

Church

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St. Joseph is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edendorf and Wichmannsburg.

Edendorf

Village

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Edendorf is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Medingen.

Wichmannsburg

Village

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Wichmannsburg is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Medingen.

Varendorf

Hamlet

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Varendorf is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of Medingen.

Medingen

Type: Suburb
Description: village in the borough of Bad Bevensen in the German state of Lower Saxony
Categories: Ortsteil and locality
Location: Bad Bevensen, Uelzen, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.09111° or 53° 5′ 28″ north

Longitude

10.56053° or 10° 33′ 38″ east

Elevation

35 metres (115 feet)

Open location code

9F5G3HR6+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2121521759

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Irish—“Medingen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Medingen”
French: “Medingen”
German: “Medingen”
Irish: “Medingen”

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