Walsrode in the Lueneburger Heide: Weltvogelpark Bird Park and the Heidekreis District
Walsrode is best known for the Weltvogelpark, one of the world's largest bird parks with over 4,000 birds from roughly 675 species across 24 hectares. The park was founded in 1962 and draws several hundred thousand visitors each year. Walsrode itself has about 24,450 inhabitants and sits in the Heidekreis district of Niedersachsen, in the heart of the Lueneburger Heide.
The town grew around a 10th-century convent, the Kloster Walsrode, which still stands and is one of the oldest in northern Germany. The Boehme river flows through town. Soltau, home to the Heide Park amusement park, is roughly 15 kilometres east. Hannover is about 60 kilometres south. The surrounding heath landscape, with its purple heather blooms in late summer, defines the regional character.
Walsrode serves as a service centre for the surrounding rural area. Its position at the intersection of the A27 and A7 motorways gives it good road connections despite its small size. The Lueneburger Heide itself is one of the largest heath landscapes in central Europe, shaped by centuries of sheep grazing that prevented forest regrowth.
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Walsrode is best known for the Weltvogelpark, one of the world's largest bird parks with over 4,000 birds from roughly 675 species across 24 hectares. The park was founded in 1962 and draws several hundred thousand visitors each year. Walsrode itself has about 24,450 inhabitants and sits in the Heidekreis district of Niedersachsen, in the heart of the Lueneburger Heide.
The town grew around a 10th-century convent, the Kloster Walsrode, which still stands and is one of the oldest in northern Germany. The Boehme river flows through town. Soltau, home to the Heide Park amusement park, is roughly 15 kilometres east. Hannover is about 60 kilometres south. The surrounding heath landscape, with its purple heather blooms in late summer, defines the regional character.
Walsrode serves as a service centre for the surrounding rural area. Its position at the intersection of the A27 and A7 motorways gives it good road connections despite its small size. The Lueneburger Heide itself is one of the largest heath landscapes in central Europe, shaped by centuries of sheep grazing that prevented forest regrowth.
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