Kroge is a village in the town of

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 ...

in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxony district of

Soltau-Fallingbostel Heidekreis ("Heath district") is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg. History Histo ...

. 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 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. ...

itself.

Neighbouring villages

Its neighbouring villages are - clockwise from the north -

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 ...

, Riepe, Bomlitz,

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 so ...

, Jarlingen and Ahrsen.

Rivers

The

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 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 ...

via

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 b ...

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 * Rothenburg ob der Tauber, in the Franconia region of Bavaria * Hersfeld-Rotenbur ...

. The A 27 motorway passes 12 km away to the southwest, and the A 7 4 km to the southeast.

External links

The parish of Bomlitz (including an overview of its villages)
Heidekreis Villages in Lower Saxony Walsrode {{Heidekreis-geo-stub