Höfer is a village and a former municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

In World War II some military equipment was manufactured underground, safe from bombing raids.

Radioactive waste from the deep geological repository Schacht Asse II in the Wolfenbüttel district and ashes from waste incineration facilities, containing toxic metals, were frequently transported to the mine Mariaglück.

In 2009, the district court of Lüneburg prohibited any further waste transport by issuing a preliminary injunction.

Höfer has its own volunteer fire brigade, an open-air bath, and a kindergarten.