Buchholz in der Nordheide (

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: ''Bookholt'') is the largest town in the district of Harburg, in

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. It is situated approximately 25 km southwest of

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Geography

Buchholz is home to the Brunsberg, at 129m the highest mountain in the region. It is on the northern edge of the

Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath (german: Lüneburger Heide) is a large area of heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen a ...

(''Lüneburger Heide''), hence the suffix to the name.

History

In 1958, Buchholz received its city charter. In 1992, Buchholz was struck by a small tornado which destroyed many trees and damaged numerous houses. In 2002, the temperature in Buchholz rose above 38 degrees celsius, marking an all-time high for its region. In 2006, Buchholz tried to set a new world record by placing a crowd of 2000 people in the form of a large heart near the local swimming pool. The attempt ultimately failed because 39 people did not show up.

Division of the town

The districts of Steinbeck, Dibbersen, Seppensen, Holm-Seppensen, Sprötze and Trelde belong to Buchholz. Districts sort by population: * Buchholz (nucleated town) ** District Reindorf ** District Vaensen ** District Buensen * Holm-Seppensen ** District Seppensen ** District Holm-Seppensen ** District Holm * Steinbeck ** District Steinbeck ** District Meilsen *

Sprötze The former independent municipality of Sprötze in the north German state of Lower Saxony was merged in 1972 with another five villages into the town of Buchholz in der Nordheide. Transportation The village of Sprötze lies on the B 3 federal r ...

* Trelde ** District Trelde ** District Suerhop * Dibbersen ** District Dibbersen ** District Dangersen

Number of inhabitants

*1821 – 178 *1871 – 350 *1905 – 1,220 *1925 – 2,138 *1939 – 3,110 *1945 – ca. 5,000 *1946 – 6,003 *1958 – 7,523 *1963 – 10,364 *1968 – 13,590 *1972 – 15,273 After incorporations: *1972 – 22,620 *1975 – 26,393 *1998 – 35,264 *1999 – 35,603 *2000 – 35,916 *2002 – 36,483 *2004 – 38,556 *2006 - 38,167 *2010 - 40,234 *2012 - 40,790

Twin towns – sister cities

Buchholz in der Nordheide is twinned with: *

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, France *

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, Finland *

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, Poland

Notable people

Matthias Wolfes Matthias Wolfes (born August 28, 1961, Buchholz in der Nordheide, West Germany) is a German Protestant theologian. Biography and activities In 1998 he earned a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Heidelberg (Dr. theol.), Prof. Wol ...

(born 1961), protestant theologian and church historian *

Bettina Walter Bettina Stephanie Walter (born February 13, 1971) is a German documentary film producer. Her works as producer include ''The Forum'' (German: ''Das Forum'', winner of the 2020 German Business Film Prize ( de)), ''Falciani's Tax Bomb'' (nomina ...

(born 1971), documentary film producer *

Alexander Meier Alexander Meier (born 17 January 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He was the 2014–15 Bundesliga top scorer with 19 goals in 26 games. Career Early career Meier began his prof ...

(born 1983), footballer *

Nikias Arndt Nikias Arndt (born 18 November 1991) is a German professional track and road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Arndt rode for between 2010 and 2012, before joining the team for the 2013 season. He achieved his first professional vic ...

(born 1991), cyclist *

Anton Stach Anton Levi Stach (born 15 November 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Germany national team. Club career Anton Stach was born in the Lower Saxonian town of Buchhol ...

(born 1998), footballer

Living in Buchholz

Dieter Kottysch Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch ...

(born 1943), boxer, Olympic winner 1972 *

Christel Wegner Christel Wegner (born November 16, 1947 in Hamburg) is a German Communist politician. In 2008, she was elected to the assembly of Lower Saxony for '' Die Linke'', although she is a member of the German Communist Party (DKP), which until now has c ...

(born 1947), politician (DKP, Die Linke), deputy for the Landtag *

Wilhelm Leber Wilhelm Leber (born July 20, 1947) is a German mathematician and formerly chief apostle in the New Apostolic Church. Life Wilhelm Leber was born in Herford in Westphalia. In 1975 he earned his doctorate in mathematics at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe ...

(born 1947), mathematician, until 2013

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of the

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References

External links

* * {{Authority control Towns in Lower Saxony Harburg (district)