Lüneburg
Lüneburg
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Panorama of Lüneburg from the water tower, with St. Johannis Church in the foreground to the right | |
Location of Lüneburg within Lüneburg district | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′9″N 10°24′52″E / 53.25250°N 10.41444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Lüneburg |
| Subdivisions | 14 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2021–26) | Claudia Kalisch (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.34 km2 (27.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 74,577 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21335–21337–21339 |
| Dialling codes | 04131 |
| Vehicle registration | LG |
| Website | www.hansestadt-lueneburg.de |
Lüneburg, officially the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg and also known in English as Lunenburg, is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of another Hanseatic city, Hamburg, and belongs to that city's wider metropolitan region. The capital of the district which bears its name, it is home to roughly 77,000 people. Lüneburg's urban area, which includes the surrounding communities of Adendorf, Bardowick, Barendorf and Reppenstedt, has a population of around 103,000. Lüneburg has been allowed to use the title Hansestadt ('Hanseatic Town') in its name since 2007, in recognition of its membership in the former Hanseatic League. Lüneburg is also home to Leuphana University.