Etzen

Etzen is a village in Amelinghausen, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony. Etzen is situated nearby to the village Dehnsen, as well as near the hamlet Wohlenbüttel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Godehard and Necropolis of Soderstorf.

St. Godehard

Church

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St. Godehard is a church.

Necropolis of Soderstorf

Archaeological site

Necropolis of Soderstorf

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The Necropolis of Soderstorf is a prehistoric cemetery in the valley of the Luhe river valley near Soderstorf in the Lüneburg district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Necropolis of Soderstorf is situated 2½ km northwest of Etzen.

Oldendorfer Totenstatt

Oldendorfer Totenstatt

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The Oldendorfer Totenstatt is a group of six burial mounds and megalith sites in Oldendorf north of Amelinghausen in the valley of the River Luhe in Lüneburg district in the German state of Lower Saxony. It consists of dolmens and tumuli. Oldendorfer Totenstatt is situated 3 km northeast of Etzen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soderstorf and Lopau.

Soderstorf

Village

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Soderstorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Soderstorf has an area of 35.86 km2 and a population of 1,488. A prehistoric cemetery called the Necropolis of Soderstorf is located near the town. Soderstorf is situated 3½ km northwest of Etzen.

Lopau

Locality

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Lopau is a locality, which is situated 8 km south of Etzen.

Betzendorf

Village

Photo: Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Betzendorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Betzendorf is situated 8 km east of Etzen.

Etzen

Type: Village
Description: human settlement in Germany
Categories: rural settlement and locality
Location: Amelinghausen, Lüneburg, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.12522° or 53° 7′ 31″ north

Longitude

10.18983° or 10° 11′ 23″ east

Elevation

93 metres (305 feet)

Open location code

9F5G45GQ+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1588729647

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

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

German: “Etzen”
Low German: “Etzen”

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