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title: "Niedersachsen – By the water"
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description: "Discover Lower Saxony's most beautiful coastal and river landscapes From the North Sea to the Weser: Niedersachsen offers an impressive variety of water landscapes with its rivers, lakes, and coastal regions."
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By the water
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Rivers, lakes and the sound of the sea

 

**From the North Sea to the River Weser: Discover the most beautiful coastal and river landscapes.**

Niedersachsen’s rivers, lakes and coastal regions offer an impressive range of waterscapes – from the endless beaches of the North Sea and the unique Wadden Sea to the tranquil river scenery along the Elbe and Weser rivers. In the Harz Mountains, melting snow waters the spring landscape, fills reservoirs and rivers, and once powered the historic . On the coast, salt water is vital to the unique wildlife and plants of the .

 

Natural paradise

Elbe River Landscape
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Elbe

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Biggest lake

Steinhuder Meer
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Steg am Steinhuder Meer

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Between ebb and flow

Wadden Sea World Heritage
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Wattenmeer 

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Sometimes across the sea, sometimes across the mudflats
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The Langwarder Groden circular trail

 

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Langwarder Groden, a unique natural paradise on the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony, is an impressive example of successful renaturation and protection of the Wadden Sea. The circular trail at Langwarder Groden with its nature discovery path invites you to enjoy a unique hike.

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With a view of the water

The most beautiful destinations by the water
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