Nindorf is a village administered by the Lower Saxon town of

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in the northern part of

Celle district Celle () is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Heidekreis. Geography The district is located in the southernmost parts of the L ...

on the

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in North

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. It lies about northwest of Bergen on the B 3 federal road and has 215 inhabitants (2019).

History

Nindorf was originally mentioned in 1197 under the name of ''villa Nendorpe''. It is also responsible for Widdernhausen. The village lies on the K 12 district road (''

Kreisstraße A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a '' Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße ...

''), that runs from Bergen to

Wietzendorf Wietzendorf ( Eastphalian: ''Witzendörp'') is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km southeast of Soltau, and 50 km southwest of Lüneburg. The population as of 31 Dec ...

. Today it consists of a mixture of original farmsteads, some with old ''

Treppenspeicher A ''Treppenspeicher'' (literally "staircase store") is the German term for a granary or secondary farm building used for storage and typical of the Lüneburg Heath area in northern Germany. The upper storey of the store was usually accessed via a fl ...

'' barns, but also modern farmhouses. Image:BgNindorfKrgDkm (8).jpg, 1914–1918 and 1939–1945 war memorial Image:BgNindorfBauHf (4).jpg, Modernised living quarters of a farmhouse Image:BgNindorfBauHfTrp (11).jpg, Old farmhouse with ''

'' barn

Politics

Since the Lower Saxon administrative reforms of 1973, Nindorf has been part of the town of

. Nindorf is represented by a parish council (''Ortsrat'') and a chairman (''Ortsbürgermeister''). The council is empowered, ''inter alia'', to make decisions about public services in the village, is responsible for maintaining the appearance of the village and for overseeing its clubs and societies, and has to be consulted by the town of Bergen on all important matters affecting the village.Information about the Lower Saxony Community Constitution
/ref> It consists of five elected representatives who, together with the chair, sit on the Bergen town council. The parish council elects its own chair. The current incumbent is Eckart Borges.

References

Literature

* Wilfried Hormann: ''Aus der Geschichte von Nindorf'', Typoskript 1963(73)

External links

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