Neuland: Neuländer See

Neuländer See is the clearest local landscape element in this part of Neuland. Water and the spaces immediately around it influence routes, views and the amount of openness between the surrounding streets, giving this micro-area a character that differs from drier and more densely built parts of the district. Treating Neuländer See separately helps bring the waterside setting and its everyday recreational value into the description. The Neuländer See, created from gravel extraction, is now an important local recreation and water-sports area with sailing, swimming and paths around the shore. The nearby inland harbour and Süderelbe are physically close but often separated by roads and industrial land. Neuland’s special character is its survival as an open marsh landscape beside a major urban centre: within minutes of Harburg’s station and shopping streets, fields, dikes and a broad lake create a remarkably spacious environment shaped equally by agriculture, recreation and transport engineering.