Thurau (Wendland)

Thurau Municipality Woltersdorf Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 11 ″ N , 11 ° 15 ′ 44 ″ E
Height :	20 m above sea level NN
Residents :	42
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Location of Thurau in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district

Thurau im Wendland is part of the Woltersdorf community .

The Lucie Canal , which drains to the west, runs north of the village . A great view of the surrounding landscape is possible from the nearby Thurauer Berg. There you will also find the 90 meter high Thurauer Tower, the former reconnaissance tower B of the German Armed Forces , which makes the place locatable from several kilometers away. The soldiers of the air force and the army who worked on the tower were housed in the Neu Tramm barracks.

Thurauer Tower

The name Thurau goes back to the Polish expression for aurochs .

On July 1, 1972, Thurau was incorporated into the Woltersdorf community.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Search for geographical names. Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, 2017, accessed on March 25, 2017 .
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 233 .

[Geo-1] Search for geographical names. Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, 2017, accessed on March 25, 2017 .

[Stat-2] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 233 .