Hitzacker (Elbe) is located at the confluence of the Jeetzel and Elbe rivers. The old town is characterized by narrow lanes and half-timbered houses. The Stadtgeschichtliches Museum is housed in the Altes Zollhaus; the three-storey building was completed in 1589 and is described as the oldest non-ecclesiastical building in the Wendland region.
Culture and History
Hitzacker has a listed historic town island associated with an initial settlement dating from the late 12th century. The open-air Archaeological Centre museum shows how people lived and worked during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages around 4,000 years ago.
Nature and Landscape
The landscape around Hitzacker combines wooded, hilly slopes on a terminal moraine with marshland and a wide, open sky. Hitzacker encompasses the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Biosphere Reserve and the Göhrde, a contiguous mixed forest extending over 64 square kilometres.
Water and Local Character
A trip on the Sofafloß offers an opportunity to explore the Elbe floodplains from the water. There are 99 grapevines on the Weinberg, from which the Hidesacker Weinbergströpfchen wine is produced in autumn.
Geographical Context
Dömitz Fortress is located in the vicinity of Hitzacker (Elbe). In the wider regional area around Hitzacker (Elbe) are the Brautsteine and Conow village church. Tanzberg, Flachsberg, Meitzberg and Kaerkberg are also located in the vicinity of Hitzacker (Elbe).
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