Bispingen
[Image:Valentin Ruths Wilsede.jpg|thumb|right|Valentin Ruths (1825–1905): Wilseder Höhe]
Image:Dat ole Hus 003.jpg|thumb|right|Dat ole Huus in Wilsede
Image:Snowdome Bispingen [Germany 5.JPG|thumb|right|Bispingen SnowDome]
Bispingen is a municipality in the Heidekreis district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a popular tourist destination with several holiday/theme parks. Its territory also includes the nature preserve of the Lüneburg Heath around the Wilseder Berg.
Geography
Location
Bispingen is located on the River Luhe and is approximately northeast of Soltau, or south of Hamburg. Bispingen lies near interchange 43 of the A 7 motorway.Subdivisions
- Bispingen
- Hützel
- Steinbeck an der Luhe
- Behringen
- Volkwardingen
- Hörpel
- Borstel
- Haverbeck
- Wilsede, heath village at the foot of the Wilseder Berg; population: ~35
Neighbouring villages and towns
Economy
Bispingen is popular with tourists as a local recreation area and nature reserve.Places of interest
Wilseder Berg, the highest hill on the Lüneburg HeathDat ole Huus, a Low German house in Wilsede, one of the oldest open-air museums in Germany; built c. 1540, renovated 1742, moved to Wilsede 1907', a landscape garden with hunting lodge and Montagnetto model castle- Burial ground in Volkwardingen with Bronze Age tumuli
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