One day in Salzgitter! 🇩🇪
Salzgitter is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony (roughly equivalent to a metropolitan area). With 101,079 inhabitants and 223.92 square kilometres (86.46 sq mi), its area is the largest in Lower Saxony and one of the largest in Germany. Salzgitter originated as a conglomeration of several small towns and villages, and is today made up of 31 boroughs, which are relatively compact conurbations with wide stretches of open country between them. The main shopping street of the young city is in the borough of Lebenstedt, and the central business district is in the borough of Salzgitter-Bad. The city is connected to the Mittellandkanal and the Elbe Lateral Canal by a distributary. The nearest metropolises are Braunschweig, about 23 kilometres (14 miles) to the northeast, and Hanover, about 51 km (32 miles) to the northwest. The population of the City of Salzgitter has exceeded 100,000 inhabitants since its foundation in 1942 (which made it a city (Großstadt) in contrast to a town (Stadt) by the German definition), when it was still called Watenstedt-Salzgitter. Beside Wolfsburg, Leverkusen and Eisenhüttenstadt, Salzgitter is one of the few cities in Germany founded during the 20th century.
What to see in one day in Salzgitter?
•Salzgittersee (Salzgitter Lake) is a lake in the city of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony, Germany. At an elevation of 78 m, its surface area is 0.75 km².
•Lichtenberg Castle, also called the Heinrichsburg ("Henry Castle"), is a ruined castle dating to the 12th century in the Lichtenberge hills near Salzgitter in the German state of Lower Saxony. The ruins are found south of and above the Salzgitter suburb of Lichtenberg on the steep summit of the Burgberg (241 metres high).
•The Tower of Work is a sculpture that is placed on a square in the pedestrian zone of Salzgitter-Lebenstedt. It is also known as a city monument. The sculpture was created by Jürgen Weber between 1989 and 1995.
•In Salzgitter-Bad, the graduation pavilion in the rose garden within the traditional island was ceremoniously inaugurated in autumn 2009.
•The Kniestedt Church is a former Evangelical Lutheran church building in Salzgitter-Bad, which was already mentioned in the 15th century as the church of the village of Kniestedt. The building has been used for cabaret events in the city of Salzgitter since 1985.
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