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Experience something new every week. Platenlaase Cultural Association – vibrant and open. Film, theatre, cabaret, music in the Café Grenzbereiche (“Border Zone”) — presented by the Platenlaase Cultural Association. The name “Border Zone” wasn’t just pulled out of a hat. It has to do with border stories and a culture of resistance.

The Vorwerk breed of chicken is unrelated to the Vorwerk vacuum cleaner company, but it is far less familiar. Get to know the many domestic breeds that are protected from extinction here. The objective of the first Ark Region in Germany is to preserve rare breeds of farm animals. And the certified Ark Farms are…

From the cliffs above the Elbe river to the tiger lilies. This trail gains a great deal of elevation over 29 km. The Klötzie is the name of the northern section of the old moraine landscape of the Drawehn Ridge, formed during the Ice Ages, which ends as a steep rim above the Elbe river…

We bet you can hardly wait to explore the Wendland region on your bicycle. Why not get started with your plans? Here you can order our theme-related cycle trail maps as well as a cycling planner.

This 50 km tour takes you through Dannenberg, Hitzacker, and Dömitz — all charming cities featuring half-timbered architecture on the Elbe river. And each city has its own exciting history. Just like the City-Country-River game…

“In Wendland, you’re closer to the truth” – the title of my 2007 book was misunderstood. No, we’re not smarter, better, or more advanced here – instead, we’re actually closer: Closer to Nature and the threats Nature faces, to the creative imagination and its magic, to everyday serenity and dedication to cultural change … take…

This family-friendly hiking trail, 14 km long, winds through the territory of salamanders and other amphibians. Between the community of Bergen and the village of Jiggel, the Dumme winds its way north. The Dumme lowlands provide a vibrant landscape with pristine streams, protected deciduous forests, and the colorful bloom of wetland meadows. Along the way,…

I am so happy to live here. This combination of a peaceful, idyllic life in the country with creative, open-hearted people is irresistible to me. Wonderfully diverse people who love to discuss and organize things, who don’t need much money to realize their dreams – if that’s what you want to experience – visit us.…

This hiking trail extends 20 km through an area of erratic boulders (Findlingen) and silent forests. In the Findlingspark Clenzer-Schweiz, visitors learn about the Drawehn Ridge area from a geological perspective. The motto here is understand geology, experience Nature. In its picturesque setting on the eastern slope of the Drawehn Ridge, this park features both…

Wow, things are getting old here. In fact, the picturesque half-timbered buildings in the Wendland.Elbe region are centuries old. When you stroll through the generously sized squares and the narrow, winding lanes in Lüchow, Dannenberg, and Hitzacker, you will literally feel the history in which these old structures have been steeped for generations. And they…