Wiedingen

Wiedingen is a village in the borough of Soltau in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 142 inhabitants (as at: 2003). The hamlets of Ellingen and Wieheholz belong to the municipality of Wiedingen.

Location

Wiedingen lies on the Lüneburg Heath northwest of Soltau on the River Soltau. The B 71 federal highway and the Soltau–Neuenkirchen railway run through Wiedingen.

History

• The Battle of Soltau, the last known cavalry battle, took place on 28 June 1519 near Wiedingen.
• In Wiedingen is an old defensive wall (landwehr) known as the Wall to dem Wieholte.
• The Low Saxon name is Wiegen.

Current

• The television series Die Kinder vom Alstertal was shot, from the third episode, on the Menkenhof in Wiedingen.
• The chair of the parish council is Wilhelm Cassebaum (as at 2008).

Gallery

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  Information hut on the Battle of Soltau
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  Information board
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  The Landwehr in Wieheholz
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  Memorial stone
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  Agriculture in Wiedingen