landmark
Lüneburg Old Town
A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Boizenburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · Europe
About Boizenburg
Boizenburg is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Nostorf, 51km from Lüneburg Heath.
Boizenburg is in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nostorf, about 6 km away.
Boizenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʏtsn̩ˌbʊʁk] ) is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 53 kilometres (33 mi) west of Ludwigslust, 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Lüneburg and 50 km (31 mi) east of Hamburg. It is, via its district,Read more
a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Boizenburg's historical old town is located on the Boize, a tributary of the Elbe to which the town is connected by a harbour. With a well preserved old town, Boizenburg offers heritage baroque timberframe and brick architecture.
During the Cold War, Boizenburg was part of East Germany, being located only about 7 km (4.3 mi) east of the Inner German Border (Iron Curtain).
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What is there to see near Boizenburg?
Within an hour or so of Boizenburg: Lüneburg Old Town (26 km), Lüneburg Heath (51 km), Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg (52 km), Speicherstadt (53 km).
Where is Boizenburg?
Boizenburg is in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, about 6 km from Nostorf.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,048
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.3808, 10.7376
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Boizenburg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Lüneburg Heath
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
51 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg
Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Speicherstadt
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
53 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Miniatur Wunderland
The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Lübeck Old Town
The UNESCO-listed 'Queen of the Hanseatic League,' known for its brick Gothic architecture, Holstentor gate, and world-famous marzipan.
54 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Landungsbrücken
Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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