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Benefeld
Benefeld is part of the municipality of Walsrode in the Lower Saxon Heidekreis district in north Germany. Benefeld has a population of 2,232, although its parish covers just 2 km² (as at 2008). Geography Location Benefeld lies in the southwestern Lüneburg Heath within the natural region of the Fallingbostel Loam Plateaus (''Fallingbosteler Lehmplatten''), an area characterised by very narrow valleys which roughly corresponds to the cultural region of the ''Heidmark''. Together with the village of Bomlitz, 1 km to the east, Benefeld formed the heart of the former municipality of Bomlitz. Neighbouring parishes Its neighbouring villages - clockwise from the north - are Jarlingen, Bommelsen, Kroge, Bomlitz, Uetzingen and Hünzingen (all part of the town of Walsrode). Rivers The parish of Benefeld lies on the two largest tributaries of the River Böhme, the Bomlitz to the east and the Warnau to the west. History The village of Benefeld coalesced from seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomlitz
Bomlitz is a village and a former municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. On 1 January 2020, it was merged into the town Walsrode. Geography Location Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg Heath in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, Bomlitz and Warnau run through the municipality. Parishes The municipality of Bomlitz comprised eight localities (''Ortschaften''): Ahrsen, Benefeld, Bomlitz, Bommelsen, Borg, Jarlingen, Kroge and Uetzingen. History In the fall of 1944, a short-lived satellite camp of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp operated at Bomlitz-Benefeld. Guarded by SS staff, around 600 women were forced to work at the Eibia GmbH gunpowder works. Politics Municipal council The municipal council (''Gemeinderat'') of Bomlitz consists of 20 councillors and the mayor (''Bürgermeister'') who is from the SPD party. * CDU 8 seats * SPD 12 seats (as at the local elections on 10 September 2006) * Mayor: Michael Lebid Twin towns * Kępic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warnau (river)
Warnau is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. The Warnau is a right-bank tributary of the River Böhme and part of the Weser basin. It is about long and has a catchment area of , mostly in the Heidekreis district. The Warnau rises in the area of Behningen near Neuenkirchen, flows generally southwards from the village of Ottingen, passes , , Benefeld and Cordingen and discharges into the Böhme south of in the municipality of Walsrode. Near Ottingen the Warnau is also called the ''Schneebach'', which comes from the fact that the stream once formed the border (Low German: ''Sneede'') between the Bishopric of Verden and the Duchy of Lüneburg, now the district boundary between Heidekreis and Rotenburg. Between Cordingen and Benefeld it forms a charming, narrow, wooded valley with a restored mill, the ''Cordinger Mühle'', that hosts events. Downstream to its mouth the meadow valley is accompanied on one side by a picturesque bluff with narrow footpath. At its southern end the pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bommelsen
Bommelsen is a village in the town of Walsrode in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxon Heidekreis district. The parish has about 286 inhabitants and an area of 10 km². Geography Location Bommelsen lies in the northern part of the parish of Bomlitz, a good 5 km from Bomlitz itself. The village sprawls for about 1.5 km mainly along the right bank of the middle reaches of the Bomlitz valley. The Northern Low Saxon name for the Bomlitz, ''Bommelse'', gave its name to the village. Neighbouring communities The neighbouring communities are – clockwise from the north – Woltem, Riepe, Kroge, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ottingen. History Bommelsen was first mentioned in the records in 835 as ''Bamlinestade'' (which roughly means: bank of the ''Little Böhme'') as belonging to the estates of Corvey Abbey. It then appears in 1120 as ''Bomlose'' and from 1390 as ''Bommelsen''. Since the land reform of 1974 the hitherto independent parish has been one of 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomlitz (river)
The Bomlitz is a right-bank tributary of the River Böhme in North Germany. It is just under long and runs through the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony. Name The Bomlitz is known in the local dialect as the ''Bommelse'', a word originally derived from ''Bamlina'' meaning ''Kleiner Baumfluss'' ('Little Baum River'), because it was the main tributary of the Böhme, formerly known as the ''Bama'' or ''Bumen'' meaning ''Baumfluss'' ('tree river'). Its present name is taken from the village of Bomlitz, whose name comes from its location on the right-angled bend of the valley known as the ''Bommel-Etz''. Course The Bomlitz rises between Neuenkirchen and Soltau in the ''Stichter See'', which was formed during the last ice age as a '' Schlatt'' (locally: ''Flatt'') or wind-formed, heath lake with no outlet. Today it has largely silted up, but in 1900 it was the largest natural lake in the Lüneburg Heath with an area of . It has a small natural beach. As it makes its way th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroge (Bomlitz)
Kroge is a village in the town of Walsrode in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxony district of Soltau-Fallingbostel. The village has 290 inhabitants and an area of . Geography Location Kroge lies in the northeastern part of the former municipality of Bomlitz, 3 km northeast of Bomlitz itself. Neighbouring villages Its neighbouring villages are - clockwise from the north - Bommelsen, Riepe, Bomlitz, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ahrsen. Rivers The Bomlitz flows through Kroge and discharges further south into the Böhme. History Since the land reform of 1974 the formerly independent parish of Kroge has become one of the eight villages in Bomlitz parish. Infrastructure Transport Road Kroge lies right on the B 440 federal highway that runs from Dorfmark via Visselhövede to Rotenburg (Wümme) Rotenburg may refer to: *Rotenburg (district), Lower Saxony, Germany *Rotenburg an der Wümme, capital of the district * Rotenburg an der Fulda, near Kassel in Hesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uetzingen
Uetzingen is a village in the town of Walsrode in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxon district of Heidekreis. The village has 462 inhabitants and its parish covers an area of 10 km². Geography Location Uetzingen is the southernmost village in the former municipality of Bomlitz, 2 km south of Bomlitz itself. The hamlets of Elferdingen and Wenzingen belong to Uetzingen. Neighbouring parishes The neighbouring parishes are - clockwise from the north – Benefeld, Bomlitz, Bad Fallingbostel, Honerdingen, Hünzingen and Cordingen. History Since the land reform of 1974 the hitherto independent parish of Uetzingen has been one of 8 villages in the parish of Bomlitz. Infrastructure Transport Uetzingen lies some distance from the major transport routes. The A 27 motorway is 7 km away to the southwest, and the A 7 passes 6 km away to the southeast. The B 440 federal road from Dorfmark via Visselhövede to Rotenburg (Wümme) Rotenburg may refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Bergen-Belsen , or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp. Initially this was an "exchange camp", where Jewish hostages were held with the intention of exchanging them for German prisoners of war held overseas. The camp was later expanded to accommodate Jews from other concentration camps. After 1945, the name was applied to the displaced persons camp established nearby, but it is most commonly associated with the concentration camp. From 1941 to 1945, almost 20,000 Soviet prisoners of war and a further 50,000 inmates died there. Overcrowding, lack of food and poor sanitary conditions caused outbreaks of typhus, tuberculosis, typhoid fever and dysentery, leading to the deaths of more than 35,000 people in the first few months of 1945, shortly before and after the liberation. The cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walsrode
Walsrode (; nds, Wasra) is a town in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The former municipality Bomlitz was merged into Walsrode in January 2020. History Middle Ages 986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mention of the town is dated May 7, 986. 1383 The dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter. 1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms. At the end of the 15th century the sculptor Hans Brüggemann, creator of the renowned Bordesholm Altar of Schleswig Cathedral, is born in the town. Early modern times 1626 Extensive destruction in the town by the troops of Count Tilly during the Thirty Years' War. 1757 The town is totally destroyed by a catastrophic fire. 1811 During the Napoleonic era, Walsrode becomes a border town between France and the Kingdom of Westphalia. 1814 Walsrode is incorporated in the Kingdom of Hanover. 1866 Annexation of Walsrode by Prussia. 1890 Railroad first extends t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visselhövede
Visselhövede () is a town in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby towns include the district capital Rotenburg, Walsrode and Verden. Larger cities within a 100 km radius are Bremen, Hanover and Hamburg. Visselhövede belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union Real union is a union of two or more states, which share some state institutions in contrast to personal unions; however, they are not as unified as states in a political union. It is a development from personal union and has historically bee ... and the Princely territory, including Visselhövede, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823. See also * Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorfmark
The village of Dorfmark is part of the borough of Bad Fallingbostel in Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Dorfmark has 3,469 inhabitants, over 22% of the borough's population, and an area of , some 24% of the total area in the borough. The River Böhme flows through Dorfmark and discharges into the Aller between Hodenhagen and Rethem. History Tumuli from the Old Bronze Age are the most visible witnesses of earlier settlement. The first mention of Dorfmark in the records was around 968 (as ''Thormarcon''). In 1927/28 the village incorporated the farming communities of Westendorf, Fischendorf, Dorfmark and Winkelhausen. Since the regional reorganisation in 1974, Dorfmark has belonged to Bad Fallingbostel. Previously it had been independent. Economy An important economic factor in the village, in addition to handicrafts and agriculture, is tourism. In the industrial estate is one of the largest used car centres in Europe: ALD AutoLeasing D sells there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesstraße 440
The B 440 is a German federal road in Lower Saxony. It runs from the district town of Rotenburg an der Wümme to Bad Fallingbostel. It was based on an old Army road built by Napoléon Bonaparte. Course It begins at the B 215, runs through the so-called Mill Quarter (''Mühlenviertel'') of Rotenburg an der Wümme, passes nearby Bothel and after about 20 km passes through the town centre of Visselhövede to the southeast. Continuing in a southwesterly direction it crosses the Bomlitz valley north of Bomlitz. In Dorfmark (part of Bad Fallingbostel) it crosses the B 209 and joins the A 7 motorway just east of the village. See also List of federal highways in Germany {{DEFAULTSORT:Bundesstrasse 440 440 Year 440 (CDXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valentinianus and Anatolius (or, less frequently, year 1193 ''Ab urbe ... B440 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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