Amelinghausen | |
Type: | Samtgemeinde |
Image Coa: | DEU Amelinghausen COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 53.1253°N 10.2131°W |
State: | Lower Saxony |
District: | Lüneburg |
Elevation: | 66 |
Area: | 194.48 |
Postal Code: | 21385 |
Area Code: | 04132 |
Licence: | LG |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 033555401 |
Divisions: | 5 municipalities |
Website: | amelinghausen.de |
Mayor: | Christoph Palesch[1] |
Leader Term: | 2021 - 26 |
Bürgermeistertitel: | Samtgemeindebürgermeister |
Party: | SPD |
Amelinghausen is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Amelinghausen.
The Samtgemeinde Amelinghausen consists of the following municipalities:
The Lopausee lies on the parish boundary of Amelinghausen on the upper reaches of the Lopau. This artificial lake has an area of about 12 ha and is a popular destination in the Lüneburg Heath. It was laid out in the 1970s as part of projects to improve the landscape.