supermarket corporation Pioneer Hi-Bred, a subdivision of the US-based chemical producer DuPont, developer and exporter of seeds Nord Kalksandsteinwerke, a German producer of lime sand bricks and other building material Niederelbe Schifffahrtsgesselleschaft (NSB), German container shipping companies implantcast GmbH, German manufacturer of orthopaedic implants, such as artificial hips and knees Culture Buxtehude is sometimes called the "Fairytale Capital of the World," an epithet that it shares with Kassel. The tale of "The Hare and the Hedgehog" by the Brothers Grimm is set in this town. Furthermore, the name is used in numerous German tales. And thus some people claim that the town of Buxtehude does not actually exist. The German saying "" (literally, "to chase somebody off to Buxtehude") means to exile someone to a far-away place. Museums The Museum of Regional History and Art is located here. Local dialects German and Low Saxon, which is rarely spoken now but can be still heard spoken by older people. Also one of the local high schools Halepaghen-Schule holds a Low German reading contest each school year. Tourism Buxtehude enjoys a good reputation as a warm, visitor-friendly town preserving its cultural and regional heritage without denying the future. Besides the beautiful old part of town, the main church of Sankt Petri (St. Peter) and the Zwinger are great places to pay a visit to. The Altes Land adjacent to Buxtehude and the close Elbe river serve as great get-aways for a bicycle tour or a long hike. Buxtehude can as well be used as a hub for tours to the nearby cities of Hamburg and Bremen. For the interested visitor, some events held every year: Buxtehuder Pistennacht The is an event where bars, restaurants and clubs in the old part of town are open all night long. A stage downtown and some individual places offer live music. Pfingstmarkt Neukloster The is a fair in northern Germany along the national highway B73. It is always held on the Christian holiday of Pentecost () exactly 50 days after Easter close to Buxtehude. It features 135 exhibitors with many rides including a Ferris wheel and bumper cars as well as lottery booths, snack booths and sit-down food locations. In 2004 140,000 visitors flocked to the fair compared to 10,000 in 1904 and 100,000 in the 1970s. Altstadtfest Like the , the (literally, 'old town festival') is held downtown. Every year on the first weekend of