The fact that salt was ever able to be extracted in Lüneburg is due to a salt deposit lying close beneath the surface of Lüneburg's Old Town.

The Hanseatic League is synonymous with a particular period of European history when trade was strong and there was a large merchant community. A time when travellers looked out for each other on land and at sea and took care of economic affairs.

The town of Bardowick, population 6000, lies 8 km north of Lüneburg. It's one of the oldest towns in Lower Saxony, having first been mentioned in the year 795.