Kaufhaus), most of the rest of which was burned down and had to be replaced by one that was more suitable for a fire station. The port is also home to the "Old Crane" (Alter Kran), a wooden, medieval riverside crane that is still in working order today and which has two large wheels inside that enable the crane cable to be raised and lowered. The fire station moved in autumn 2007 to a new building on the edge of the town centre; the Altes Kaufhaus has since (2009) been converted into a hotel.
On the southern edge of the town centre is the L�neburg Water Tower which now acts as an observation tower.
In front of the gates of the old town is L�ne Abbey, a former, Benedictine nunnery. It was built in 1172 and has been well restored.
About 2 kilometres west of L�neburg, in the villages of Reppenstedt and V�gelsen, is a well-preserved section of the historic L�neburg Landwehr, a boundary embankment and ditch, that can be walked.
� April: "L�neburg Blossoms" (L�neburg bl�ht auf) and spring market on the S�lzwiesen ("salt meadows")
� June: Town festival
� June: "Lunatic Festival": charity music festival on the university campus
� July: Frommestra�e Festival
� August: Heath Flower Festival (Heidebl�tenfest) (in Amelinghausen)
� September: Oktoberfest on the S�lzwiesen.
� Early October: Master Salter Days (S�lfmeistertage)
� Advent: Historic Christmas Market around St. Michael's church and Christmas Market with Fairy Tale Mile (M�rchenmeile) and gable lights on the market place in front of the town hall, Grapengie�erstra�e and the square of Am Sande.
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in L�neburg, as in Germany in general; ice-hockey and basketball are also popular. The most teams compete in the Regionalliga, which is highly ranked within
