Krelinger Heide

Krelinger Heide is a heath in Lower Saxony, Germany. Krelinger Heide is situated nearby to the village Krelingen, as well as near the hamlet Krusenhausen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Großsteingrab Krelingen and Düshorner See.

Großsteingrab Krelingen

Archaeological site

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Großsteingrab Krelingen is an archaeological site.

Düshorner See

Lake

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Düshorner See is a lake, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Krelinger Heide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ettenbostel and Fahrenholz.

Ettenbostel was a village in the old district of Fallingbostel located in the Heidmark in the north German state of Lower Saxony. The villagers were 'relocated' in 1935/36 because the German Wehrmacht wanted to create a huge military training area on the heathland and forest of the Heidmark. Ettenbostel is situated 2½ km east of Krelinger Heide.

Fahrenholz

Locality

Fahrenholz was a village in the former district of Fallingbostel, located in the Heidmark in the German state of Lower Saxony. It was abandoned in 1935/1936 when the German Wehrmacht created the Bergen Training Area. Its inhabitants were resettled. Fahrenholz is situated 3½ km northeast of Krelinger Heide.

Bockhorn

Village

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Bockhorn is a parish in the borough of Walsrode in the Heidekreis district in the Lüneburg Heath in the north German state of Lower Saxony. About 290 people live in this heath parish which has an area of 9.0 km2. Bockhorn is situated 4 km north of Krelinger Heide.

Krelinger Heide

Type: Heath
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.79222° or 52° 47′ 32″ north

Longitude

9.66717° or 9° 40′ 2″ east

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

9F4FQMR8+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 125675652

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

GeoNames ID

2884418

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In Other Languages

“Krelinger Heide” goes by many names.

German: “Krelinger Heide”

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