Wildeshausen is a town in the district of Oldenburg, located in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the only town and the administrative capital of the district. The town is situated on the Hunte River, in the center of the Wildeshausen Geest Nature Park. With a population of approximately 21,000 residents, Wildeshausen serves…
Osnabrück is an independent city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is located in a valley between the Wiehen Hills to the north and the Teutoburg Forest to the south. It lies on the banks of the Hase River. With a population of approximately 165,000 residents, Osnabrück is one of the four…
Holzminden is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the Holzminden district. The town is located directly on the Weser River, in the heart of the Weser Uplands (Weserbergland) region. With a population of approximately 20,000 residents, Holzminden serves as a key economic and administrative hub for the surrounding area….
Gildehaus is a village and a district (Ortsteil) of the town of Bad Bentheim, located in the Grafschaft Bentheim district of Lower Saxony, Germany. The village is situated directly on the German-Dutch border. With a population of approximately 4,000 residents, Gildehaus is a significant residential community. It is located on the Bentheim Ridge (Bentheimer Höhenrücken),…
Soltau is a town in the Heidekreis district, located in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated in the central part of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). It lies on the confluence of the Böhme and Soltau rivers. With a population of approximately 22,000 residents, Soltau serves as a key economic and…
Bad Bentheim is a town in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim, located in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated directly on the German-Dutch border. With a population of approximately 16,000 residents, Bad Bentheim is known for its large hilltop castle and its status as a state-recognized spa town. It is located…
Heidenau is a municipality in the district of Harburg, located in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The village is part of the Samtgemeinde (collective municipality) of Tostedt. It is situated approximately 35 kilometers south of the major city of Hamburg. With a population of approximately 2,400 residents, Heidenau is a small, rural community. It…
We arrived in the German city of Stade yesterday and spent the night in a room we found via Airbnb. Stade was early on our list due to its history as a part of the Hanseatic League. Actually, we left Germany today. We are on our way back home to Sweden after a great road…
This morning we left Lahnstein to continue north, back towards Sweden. We first made a short stop for breakfast at Marksburg Castle, then it was a long drive north towards our stop for the night – Quedlinburg. There are three towns in this area of Germany that we want to visit. These are Quedlinburg, Wernigerode,…