Wolfsburg.City overview
Rectangular wooden city map made from oiled walnut – two layers with a black back plate and frame.
About the product
Wolfsburg combines a twentieth-century industrial city with places of much older origin. Fallersleben to the west and Wolfsburg Castle to the northeast preserve histories that precede the city’s foundation. Between them lie the centre, major transport corridors and Autostadt beside the Mittelland Canal. Detmerode adds a distinctive post-war residential landscape to the southwest. These areas reveal different acts of planning alongside inherited settlement patterns. The automobile is central to Wolfsburg’s story, but it does not explain every part of its form. Historic streets, cultural buildings, canal grounds and modern housing districts together show how large plans for work and living encountered an already inhabited landscape.
What does the map show?
- Fallersleben west of the centre
- Autostadt beside the Mittelland Canal
- Wolfsburg Castle to the northeast
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Rectangular · Design: Framed · Material: Walnut · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
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Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-FC2772B6DC49-S, LW-CAT-FC2772B6DC49-M, LW-CAT-FC2772B6DC49-L
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Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Wolfsburg’s planned city and older settlements
Wolfsburg was planned around industry, yet its surroundings already contained established places. Fallersleben and the castle preserve earlier histories, while Detmerode represents later ideas about housing. The centre and Autostadt beside the canal connect these different layers into a city shaped by successive plans rather than a single moment of creation.
A foundation in a specific political setting
The city now called Wolfsburg was founded in 1938 in connection with the Volkswagen factory under Nazi rule. That political context is an essential part of its origins as a planned industrial settlement. The name Wolfsburg was adopted in 1945. Subsequent growth added residential districts, cultural institutions and a broader range of urban functions to the initial relationship between factory and housing.
Large sites and distinct functional areas make its structure different from that of a city built gradually around a medieval core. Work, transport and residence each required substantial space. Planning decisions are therefore unusually visible in the arrangement of the city. At the same time, Wolfsburg represents several successive periods of development and cannot be understood as the complete expression of one original scheme.
Older places within the modern city
Fallersleben lies west of the main central area. Its historic streets and castle recall an independent settlement history that long predates Wolfsburg’s foundation. The smaller scale of its centre contrasts with the more expansive spaces of the twentieth-century city. These different patterns now exist within the same urban relationship, adding a clear sense of historical depth.
The castle behind the city’s name
Wolfsburg Castle provides another older reference to the northeast. Its development combines an earlier fortified origin with later changes towards a more representational residence. The castle supplied the city’s name, but it did not serve as the conventional historic core around which the industrial city gradually expanded. The distinction between an inherited name, an older building and a newly planned settlement is particularly revealing here.
Later ideas about housing and public space
Detmerode represents a subsequent phase of residential planning. Developed in the 1960s, it brought different housing types together with deliberately arranged open spaces. The district shows how an expanding city gave form to modern ideas about living. Its southwestern position extends the urban picture beyond the immediate relationship with the factory.
Autostadt introduces another focus beside the Mittelland Canal, combining the automobile with architecture and landscaped grounds. The canal itself remains part of a much larger transport setting. Across the area between Fallersleben, Detmerode, the centre and the castle, different periods and purposes are clearly distinguishable. Wolfsburg’s character lies in their coexistence: strongly planned modern spaces stand beside older places that acquired a new relationship when they became part of the growing city.
Sources
- Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus – Wolfsburg — https://www.germany.travel/en/cities-culture/wolfsburg.html
- Wikipedia – Fallersleben — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallersleben
- Wikipedia – Detmerode — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detmerode
- Wikipedia – Autostadt — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostadt
- Wikipedia – Wolfsburg (Schloss) — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfsburg_(Schloss)
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