Visit Buxtehude
The Charming Hanseatic City Close To Hamburg
Buxtehude, officially the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude, is a town on the Este River in Northern Germany. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. It lies on the southern border of the Altes Land in close proximity to the city-state of Hamburg. This makes it a perfect destination for your next holidays between big city vibes and the calm of nature.
The Tale of the Hare 🐇 and the Hedgehog 🦔
All over the city, depictions of hares and hedgehogs can be found. You
might wonder why? Well,
The Hare and the Hedgehog or
The race between the Hare and the Hedgehog
is a Low Saxon fable. It was published 1843 in the 5th edition of
Grimms' Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm in Low Saxon.
Summary:
"One fine morning, the hare makes fun of the hedgehog's crooked legs,
whereupon the hedgehog challenges him to a race to win a golden
"Lujedor" (Louis d'or) and a bottle of brandy. When the race in the
field begins, the hedgehog only runs a few steps, but at the end of the
furrow he has placed his wife, who looks very much like him. When the
hare, certain of victory, storms in, the hedgehog's wife rises and calls
out to him: "Ick bün all hier!" ("I'm already here!"). The
hare cannot understand the defeat, he demands revenge and conducts a
total of 73 runs with always the same result. In the 74th race he
collapses exhausted and dies."