Fire on the Lüneburg Heath

Fire on the Lüneburg Heath
Firemen fighting the forest fire near Eschede
Date(s)8 August 1975 – 18 August 1975
LocationLüneburg Heath, West Germany
Statistics
Burned area7,418 hectares

The fire on the Lüneburg Heath was a major forest fire in 1975 on the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath in north Germany, with various points of origin near Gifhorn, Eschede and Meinersen. To this day, it is the largest known forest fire in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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