Historic Harbour of Buxtehude – Buxtehude town center loop from Buxtehude

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Historic Harbour of Buxtehude – Buxtehude town center loop from Buxtehude

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Historic Harbour of Buxtehude – Buxtehude town center loop from Buxtehude

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4.33km

10m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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1.59 km

Historic Harbour of Buxtehude

Highlight • Historical Site

The harbor was once the heart of Buxtehude. The Hanseatic city was the first city to be built systematically around a central harbor basin. Cargo ships anchored in the harbor basin located in front of the city.

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1.72 km

Abthaus (Historic Townhouse of the Abbots of Harsefeld)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Abbot's House is located at Abtstrasse 6.

The Abbot's House—the town house of Harsefeld Abbey—provided refuge for the archabbots in times of need, as Buxtehude was well fortified until …

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1.79 km

Buxtehude Museum of Regional History and Art

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The museum was built in 1911 as a purpose-built museum for the collections of the museum association founded in 1880 by the soap manufacturer Julius Caesar Kähler and opened on …

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1.85 km

St. Peter's Church, Buxtehude

Highlight • Religious Site

The church of St. Peter is mentioned for the first time in 1296. With the Reformation in the 16th century, the church became Protestant.
Probably begun as a hall church …

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1.93 km

Witch Trials Memorial, Buxtehude

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Between 1540 and 1644, 21 women in Buxtehude were accused of being witches and sorcerers. A remarkable number for a small town in Lower Saxony. If you want to know …

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1.94 km

Buxtehude town center

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The medieval town hall from 1418 was destroyed by fire in 1911, together with the neighboring residential buildings. The current new building was designed by the architect Alfred Sasse (Hanover). …

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1.98 km

Buxtehude Townhouse (Lange Straße 25)

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BUXTEHUDE TOWN HALL:

Until the early 1930s, the front building had only one upper floor. Before the Second World War, a second upper floor with a hipped roof was added, …

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