Ummern: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Ummern
Ummern is located in Lower Saxony, Germany, and is a historic Rundling village founded on a site that had already been settled earlier.
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Culture and Local History
A group of small farmers’ houses built after the fire of 1790 is the reason Ummern was added to the list of artistic monuments of the former district of Celle in 1970. The Thölke inn is the oldest business still operating in Ummern. The first shooting festival in Ummern took place in 1707.
Landscape
Ummern’s 120-metre-high telecommunications tower was built in 1970/72 and is a visible landmark. The natural spring Herzogsbrunnen is located near Ummern. The local airfield lies on the edge of the Südheide near Ummern and offers gliding on weekends from March to October in good weather.
Nature
The Südheide is predominantly flat and has themed cycling routes as well as nature trails. It also offers walks through heathland, meadows, fields and forests.
Regional Cuisine and Agriculture
Ummern’s agricultural landscape includes grain, potatoes, sugar beet and dairy farming; at the same time, maize cultivation is increasing. Regional specialities of the Südheide include asparagus, blueberries and Lüneburg Heath potatoes.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Ummern can then continue their accommodation search.
Other local pages in this selection: Steinhorst, Didderse, Meinersen, Neudorf-Platendorf, Ribbesbüttel, Isenbüttel, Groß Oesingen, Sassenburg.
For the higher-level travel overview: Gifhorn.
