Buxtehude: Fairy Tale Town, Hanseatic Past, and the Este Estuary Between Hamburg and Stade
Buxtehude has a population around 38,200 and lies on the Este river in Niedersachsen, about 30 kilometres southwest of Hamburg. The town is associated with the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Hare and the Hedgehog," set in Buxtehude, and hedgehog figures appear across the town. Buxtehude was a Hanseatic League member, and the medieval Altstadt preserves traces of that mercantile past.
The Fleth, a canal running through the old town, gives Buxtehude a distinctive character. The St. Petri Kirche dates from the 14th century. The Marschtorzwinger, a defensive tower, survives from the old fortifications. The Este river flows into the Elbe nearby. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is about 35 minutes by S-Bahn. The Altes Land, Germany's largest contiguous fruit-growing region, begins just to the north. Adult companionship follows Lower Saxon standards.
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Buxtehude has a population around 38,200 and lies on the Este river in Niedersachsen, about 30 kilometres southwest of Hamburg. The town is associated with the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Hare and the Hedgehog," set in Buxtehude, and hedgehog figures appear across the town. Buxtehude was a Hanseatic League member, and the medieval Altstadt preserves traces of that mercantile past.
The Fleth, a canal running through the old town, gives Buxtehude a distinctive character. The St. Petri Kirche dates from the 14th century. The Marschtorzwinger, a defensive tower, survives from the old fortifications. The Este river flows into the Elbe nearby. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is about 35 minutes by S-Bahn. The Altes Land, Germany's largest contiguous fruit-growing region, begins just to the north. Adult companionship follows Lower Saxon standards.
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