Why visit Jesteburg
Townapedia lists 30 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 33 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kunststätte Bossard, Feuerwehrmuseum Marxen, Seeve and Bad Buchholz.
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About Jesteburg
Jesteburg is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 25 km south of Hamburg, and 6 km east of Buchholz in der Nordheide.
From the Wikipedia article Jesteburg (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks30
Feuerwehrmuseum Marxen
Museum · 3.8 km
20 Hauptstraße, Marxen
"von Mai bis Oktober jeden 1. Sonntag im Monat und an Feiertagen...
Filmmuseum Bendestorf
Museum · 3.8 km
1 Hildegard-Knef-Platz, Bendestorf
Th 16:00-18:00, Su 15:00-17:00
18 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes33
Café BOOK
Cafe · Cake, Breakfast, Coffee Shop
3 Kirchweg, Jesteburg
Mo-Tu 10:00-13:00; We-Sa 10:00-17:00
Hacienda
Restaurant · Brazilian · 1.1 km
2 Am Alten Moor, Jesteburg
Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 11:00-23:00
Dallmeyers Backhus
Bakery · 4.9 km
85 Soltauer Straße, Buchholz in der Nordheide
Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 08:00-11:00
21 more on the map.
History
The first official mentioning of Jesteburg dates back to the year 1202, in a document signed by the Hartwig II, Archbishop of Bremen.
The castle which gave the town its name is supposed to have guarded the Seeve passage until the 13th century. Remains of this Burg have not yet been found.
In 1872/73, the railroad between Buchholz in der Nordheide and Lüneburg which still runs through Jesteburg was built.
During an Allied air raid on nearby Hamburg in January 1943 incendiary bombs where dropped on Jesteburg, several buildings where destroyed. On 19 April 1945, the railroad bridge was blown up by the Wehrmacht to slow the advance of British troops.
Between 1933 and 1945 the population of Jesteburg nearly doubled, mostly due to refugees.
From the History section of Jesteburg on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship5
Katholische Kirche,Gemeindehaus
Church · 4.8 km
2 Wilhelm-Meister-Straße, Buchholz in der Nordheide
Kirche Bendestorf(Evangelisch-lutherische Kirchengemeinde Bendestorf)
Church · 3.2 km
Shopping11
Ideenreich Kreativhof
Shop · 3.1 km
1a Reindorfer Dorfstraße, Buchholz in der Nordheide
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare2
Map of Jesteburg
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Buchholz in der Nordheide 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Seevetal 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Stelle 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- Wulfsen 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Tostedt 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Winsen 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Neu Wulmstorf 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Schneverdingen 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Buxtehude 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Hamburg 27 km north, about 27 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Heimathaus Jesteburg, Heide-Daniel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Glockenturm Kirche Jesteburg, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Jesteburg 1, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Jesteburg 4, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Jesteburg 3, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Jesteburg 2, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nordseite des Kunsttempels, Kunststaette Bossard, Presse Kunststätte Bossard, CC BY 3.0
- Feuerwehrmuseum Marxen - Bild FLMK, PresseKiekeberg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Filmmuseum-bendestorf, Fonzie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Wasserwerk, Asendorf, 2018-09 I, ChristianSW, CC0
- Klecken-Langbett-fhd1, Holger rix, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Buchholz Petrus 6, Kirchenfan 2, CC0
- Seeve-Bruecke 3572 Ausschnitt, Torsten Bätge, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flusssand oder Wolkenhimmel, Henry Newton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kornbeek (Seeve), smarties, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamerun Bach, smarties, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Himmelsfeuer, Henry Newton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Seevebruecke 3599, Torsten Bätge, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Seeve-Bruecke 3572, Torsten Bätge, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dat ole Fösterhuus, AEttwig, CC0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, veloroute_hamburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tknaack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tknaack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ma_rt_in, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
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