Peaceful New Year's Eve in Lüneburg: Little damage, quiet celebrations!

Peaceful New Year's Eve in Lüneburg: Little damage, quiet celebrations!

New Year's Eve 2025 in Lüneburg and the surrounding area was largely peaceful and without major police operations. The Lüneburg/Lüchow-Dannenberg/Uelzen police station wishes everyone a happy new year and was able to draw a positive conclusion for New Year's Eve. Despite isolated incidents such as property damage and small fires, celebrations in the region remained calm.

Only one window of the Russian church was damaged by fireworks, which is a reason for local security forces to investigate. There was also a fire in a gazebo in an allotment garden association, which was completely burned out except for the outer walls. Ten such small fires were extinguished by the fire department, which underlines the overall peaceful nature of the celebrations.

Accidents and vandalism

In Adendorf, an apartment building was set on fire after garbage cans burst into flames. Five people suffered injuries and had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. There were also few disturbances of the peace and damage to property in the Uelzen area, including the firing of flares that injured a road user. Such incidents make it clear that, despite the generally exuberant atmosphere, caution is required.

From a social perspective, New Year's Eve is known for the fact that alcohol and pyrotechnics can lead to accidents. If expensive clothing or other possessions are damaged by fireworks, private liability insurance comes into play to cover the resulting damage, as NDR reports. Damage to your own property can also be insured if you have the right policies in place.

Security situation in Germany

New Year's Eve was marked by mixed emotions throughout Germany. While the damage in Lüneburg remained manageable, other regions saw worrying results. After all, at least five men in Germany died in accidents involving fireworks, and numerous people were injured, some of them life-threatening. In North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, there was a fatal incident in which a young man lost his life while setting off an unauthorized firecracker.

The overall police performance was surprisingly positive in many cities, but the focus remains on the attacks on emergency services, which were a sad side effect of the celebrations in Berlin and other cities. Interior Senator Iris Spranger condemned the attacks and spoke out in favor of consistent prosecution.

In summary, it can be said that the celebrations in Lüneburg were largely harmonious, while Germany as a whole was confronted with some dramatic incidents. For everyone who is thinking about the next New Year's Eve, the advice remains to handle fireworks carefully and to find out about your own insurance in order to be prepared for all eventualities.

The reporting on New Year's Eve in Lüneburg was carried out by Lüneburg Current guaranteed. A lot of important information about insurance coverage also comes from an article by NDR. The entire problem in Germany was raised DW analyzed.