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Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo: Burkhardm at German Wikipedia, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony. While people from outside Germany would recognise the city's name from a bottle of Jägermeister, it's also home to a number of timber-framed buildings as well as a famous library.
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Wolfenbüttel Castle
A baroque castle and museum. Part of the building is used as a high school; it also houses a great example of Baroque state apartments, which are open to the public as a museum.
One of the largest and best-known collections of ancient books in the world. It is especially rich in bibles, incunabula, and books of the Reformation period, with some 10,000 manuscripts.
"Little Venice" town canal
A picturesque waterside building ensemble.
Naturpark Elm-Lappwald
The Elm is the largest and most attractive beech forest in North Germany. Amongst the varied landscapes of the natur park are large areas of forest, moors, springs, lakes, heathland, salt meadows and chalk downs, rich in plant species.
Regional and international food
Bavarian and international cuisine in a timber framed building
Italian food.
Chinese food
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