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Lüchow-Dannenberg district

The Lüchow-Dannenberg district had 46,055 residents at the 2022 census, in 27 municipalities and 2 unincorporated areas. Average net rent of €4.80/m² was 27% below the state average. 58.3% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 48.1.

District · Code 03354 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
46,055residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€4.80/m²net rentaverage
58.3%owner-occupiedof homes
21%green within 500 maverage
Lüchow-Dannenberg district by municipality
Map of Lüchow-Dannenberg district: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 27 municipalities, plus 2 unincorporated areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Bergen an der Dumme1,321€4.71/m²58%9.7%49.127%16
Clenze2,150€4.48/m²59%7.9%47.736%46
Damnatz276€4.60/m²78%6.7%49.824%4
Dannenberg (Elbe)7,808€4.82/m²48%4.7%47.116%87
Gartow1,332€4.86/m²64%5.9%54.041%36
Gartow10–50%–55.9100%0
Gorleben566€4.54/m²78%5.7%50.934%10
Gusborn1,203€4.08/m²79%7.1%47.224%3
Göhrde580€5.40/m²70%9.9%48.815%0
Göhrde12–––52.6100%0
Hitzacker (Elbe)4,428€5.08/m²46%6.1%49.924%50
Höhbeck588€4.03/m²75%10.3%55.224%4
Jameln1,081€6.85/m²73%6.8%46.86%12
Karwitz721€5.28/m²82%7.6%46.653%3
Küsten1,304€4.71/m²70%8.2%47.016%8
Langendorf671€4.28/m²71%10.4%46.824%1
Lemgow1,325€4.56/m²76%7.4%46.929%1
Luckau (Wendland)510€3.76/m²69%8.6%48.048%2
Lübbow810€4.50/m²70%5.0%42.823%5
Lüchow (Wendland)9,212€4.89/m²49%4.1%47.38%124
Neu Darchau1,325€4.72/m²71%8.5%48.939%15
Prezelle398€4.36/m²67%9.6%49.740%3
Schnackenburg456€3.67/m²67%16.6%53.230%3
Schnega1,200€4.25/m²69%9.5%48.252%7
Trebel913€4.30/m²76%10.2%47.833%7
Waddeweitz815€4.35/m²72%11.7%48.87%1
Woltersdorf872€4.92/m²72%7.7%46.41%9
Wustrow (Wendland)2,623€4.28/m²62%5.8%45.926%40
Zernien1,545€4.34/m²74%6.3%51.616%12

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for Lower Saxony.

15%
aged under 18
9%
aged 18–29
19%
aged 30–49
27%
aged 65 and over
48.1
years, average age
1.9
people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

17,417 residential buildings.

€4.80/m²
average net rent
58.3%
of homes owner-occupied
6.1%
of homes empty
66.9 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191918%
1919–19496%
1950–19596%
1960–19698%
1970–197911%
1980–19896%
1990–19998%
2000–20093%
2010–20151%
2016 or later1%

Main type of heating

Central heating77%
District heating4%
Single-storey heating4%
Block heating1%
Room stoves9%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 21% green space within 500 metres.

28schoolsOpenStreetMap
35nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
38residents per km²density
1,226.5km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Lüchow-Dannenberg district), next to the state average.

5,482offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 6,041
2,549recorded offences2025
74%clearance ratestate: 63%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime110237250
Common assault320688534
Robbery143047
Domestic burglary2554100
All theft6341,3631,948
Bicycle theft64138259
Car theft132824
Theft from vehicles61131191
Shoplifting129277446
Pickpocketing224784
Fraud147316740
Criminal damage301647617
Street crime3627791,045

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lüchow-Dannenberg district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hauptstelle Volksbank old web sommer
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Hauptstelle Volksbank old web sommer
Photo: Volksbank Osterburg-Lüchow-Dannenberg eG · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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Bergstraße in Lüchow (1956) - geo.hlipp.de - 30675
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Bergstraße in Lüchow (1956) - geo.hlipp.de - 30675
Photo: Oxfordian Kissuth · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Luechow Ehem Amtshaus
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Luechow Ehem Amtshaus
Photo: Radler59 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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