Ilmenau (Samtgemeinde)



Ilmenau is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated along the river Ilmenau (hence the name), approx. 8 km south of Lüneburg. Its seat is in the village Melbeck.

Division of the municipality
The Samtgemeinde Ilmenau consists of the following municipalities:
 * 1) Barnstedt
 * 2) Deutsch Evern
 * 3) Embsen
 * 4) Melbeck