Backeberg

Backeberg is a hamlet in Südheide, Celle, Lower Saxony. Backeberg is situated nearby to the hamlet Willighausen, as well as near the village Bonstorf.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonstorf Barrows and Wietzer Berg.

Bonstorf Barrows

Archaeological site

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bonstorf Barrows are the remains of a much larger barrow cemetery on the Lüneburg Heath in north Germany dating to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age.

The Wietzer Berg is a low hill, 102 metres above sea level, on the Lüneburg Heath in the north German district of Celle. It lies about 2 kilometres west-southwest of the tourist village of Müden and is a popular destination in the generally flat landscape of the Südheide Nature Park.

Große Kreuzkirche

Church

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Große Kreuzkirche is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Backeberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonstorf and Baven.

Bonstorf

Village

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonstorf is a village in the municipality of Südheide in the north of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in central Germany. Bonstorf lies about 3 km from Hermannsburg on the boundary with the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel and currently has about 530 inhabitants.

Baven

Village

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.

Baven is a village in the municipality of Südheide in the north of Celle district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the western edge of the Südheide Nature Park, on the Lüneburg Heath and currently has a population of 1,638.