Welcome in Ashausen!

This is a page created by volunteers to collect and share useful information and links for you.
Additionally to persons working in your shelter, we are some local people who just want to support you here (since it is unpaid, this is called „ehrenamtlich“).

Shopping:
Usually shops are open from morning to evening on mondays to saturdays.
On sundays only bakeries and gas stations (usually with a little, expensive shop) are open.

Grocery shopping:

some basic things at „Bäcker Heitmann“ (bakery with small grocery shop), open tuesday to saturday 6 - 12 a.m. and tuesday to friday 2:30 - 6 p.m.
vegetables and eggs directly from farmer „Hofladen“ (you need to have the money to be paid exactly, since there is no cashier, just a cash box), open 24/7
organic shop (partly directly from farmer, more expensive) open only on fridays
grocery „Penny“ (a little cheaper) open monday to saturday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
grocery „Aldi“ (a little cheaper) open monday to saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
grocery „Edeka“ (a little more expensive) open monday to saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
grocery and drugstore „Famila“ and „Budni“ in Winsen open monday to saturday 7 a.m to 8 p.m.
drugstore „Budni“ open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
pharmacy „Apotheke“: here you can buy medicine. For some a prescription from a doctor is needed.

Clothing:

Fundus Kaufhaus Lüneburger Straße 13-15 | 21423 Winsen (Luhe), monday to friday 10am -6pm, saturday 10am to 1 pm
Famila, C&A, Winsen City

Prices can be found on price tags on each part. They are usually not negotiable.

Mobility:

Bike repair shop where you can buy inexpensive used bikes: „Fahrradwerkstatt“ Im Ahler, Stelle open mondays 5-7pm

Train and bus station „Stelle, Bahnhof Ashausen“

You can buy a ticket at the bus driver, in a ticket app (DB App or HVV App) or at the ticket machine („Fahrkartenautomat“). Buses and trains run at fixed times. Schedules can be found it the apps or at the bus/train station.

You have to buy a ticket before entering the train! Riding the train without a ticket costs 60 EUR fine and you get a lot of trouble. Cheapest ticket if you go regularly by train is the Deutschland-Ticket (49 EUR/month).

Taxi (very expensive): https://www.taxiservicewagner.de/

Sports / activities:

Outside basketball, soccer and table tennis fascilities at Ashausener Str. 129: you need to bring your own ball/ racket. It is part of the elementary school ground, so it can only be used outside school hours (after 4pm during the week and at the weekend).

Sports halls are usually booked by sports clubs („Sportvereine“). If you want to do a sport in a gym you have to contact and later join a club. They have fixed training hours for each sport.
Every wednesday at 11am Ulli offers you a sports time at the MTV gym Holtorfsloher Weg.

Fitness center: https://fitomat.club/de/ you need to join the club and pay monthly after a 14day trial. https://www.clever-fit.com/de/fitnessstudio/winsen-luhe/ (Club with studio, trainers, classes and more, costs 35 EUR per month and need a 12 month contract)
Swimming: in summer time you can go to the Freibad Stelle: Baredenweg 13.
Boxing in Lüneburg: https://www.boxschmiedelueneburg.de/

If you have questions or need help contacting clubs, the Helferkreis is happy to help!

Bank

Despite plans to introduce paycards for refugees, currently it makes sense to open a bank account. For this you need an appointment at Sparkasse or Volksbank in Stelle. The account costs 10EUR each month at Sparkasse and 6.90EUR at Volksbank. Please note: using ATMs from other banks than yours costs extra money. So if you want to use the only ATM in Ashausen for free you need a Volksbank account.

Documents you need for opening an account: Meldebestätigung, Aufenthaltsgestattung (valid!), + for Sparkasse Steuer ID

Please ask Irem (your social worker) to organize an appointment for 3-5 peaple at once, because you need to have someone with you who can translate. Either the Heimleiter, a Sprachmittler or one of us from the Helferkreis can come with you.

When you opened the account, please make sure that the Lankreis gets your IBAN (Irem can help) and transfers your money to the account. The account has no credit and if the bank charges you for the account and there is no money on it you get in trouble.

You can only spend money with the card or online if there is enough on you account.

If you get a Mahnung from the bank or from elsewhere, please consult Irem or the Helferkreis. Never ignore Mahnungen! If you ignore them, you will be registered at SCHUFA with a bad score and that will cause you problems when you want to rent a house/appartment, buy a house/car or make a contract for a cell phone.

Please always tell your bank your new adress when you move and quit all contracts when you leave the country.

The Volksbank also needs copies of the new Aufenthaltsgestattung when you get one.

For everything concerning your Asylantrag, Landkreis, Language school, doctors and so on please ask the social worker or Heimleiter.