Dannenberg is a town in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg , in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is situated on the river Jeetzel , approx. 30 km north of Salzwedel , and 50 km south-east of Lüneburg . Dannenberg has a population of 8,147 inhabitants as of December 2010.
6-563: Dannenberg may refer to: Places [ edit ] Dannenberg (Elbe) , a town in Germany County of Dannenberg , a medieval fief founded by Henry the Lion Dannenberg, Pommern, German name of Domysłów , modern Poland Other uses [ edit ] Dannenberg (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-465: A rally. Environmental activism persists as a major issue in the area. The Polabian Names for Dannenberg are Weidars and Woikam . Dannenberg had a jewish community until the early 20th century. A small Jewish cemetery (the Jewish cemetery, Dannenberg [ de ] ) was created in the north of Dannenberg in 1742. The 45 gravestones that still stand today range from 1776 to 1899. Dannenberg
18-549: Is located on the German Timber-Frame Road . It is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Elbtalaue . Danneberg has a soccer team which plays in the regional league , TSV Dannenberg. The actual history of the town began with the construction of the castle (first mentioned in 1153) during the rule of Volrad I, Count of Dannenberg (1153–1169), who had been given the task of settling and securing
24-562: The Wendland , a mostly rural and agricultural area on the eastern edge of Lower Saxony. Starting in the 1970s, Dannenberg was a center for anti-nuclear protests due to the government's plan to build a nuclear waste site in Gorleben , a municipality within the district. Much of the organizing against this facility was based in Dannenberg, notably a tractor drive from Dannenberg to Hannover culminating in
30-569: The territory by Duke Henry the Lion . The Waldemarturm is a local historical landmark, a tower in which the Danish King Valdemar II was imprisoned from 1223 to 1224. After World War II, Dannenberg was part of West Germany . However, it is situated very close to the Elbe river, which served as the border between East and West Germany until 1990. Lüchow-Dannenberg is situated in a region known as
36-505: The title Dannenberg . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dannenberg&oldid=640661335 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dannenberg (Elbe) Dannenberg
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