Since 5 October 2007 Lüneburg has been able to call itself a Hanseatic Town; together with Stade it is one of only two towns in Lower Saxony to bear the title.
5. oktoobrist 2007 võib Lüneburg kutsuda ennast Hansalinnaks; üheskoos Stadega on nad ainsad linnad Alam-Saksimaal seda tiitlit kandmas.