Walle is a village and ''Ortschaft'' (municipal division) of the municipality of Winsen (Aller) in

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, on the

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in Germany.Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Winsen (Aller)
December 2020.

Geography

Walle lies on a country road between Winsen (Aller) and

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on the southern perimeter of the

. A forest lane gives it access to the B3 federal road between

Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...

and Bergen. The little village with under 1,000 inhabitants is situated on a small elevation about above Winsen (Aller).

History

Walle is divided into an older part 'below' on the country road and a more recent settlement 'above'. It grew up around a brickworks that has since been closed and whose clay pit became the Achimsee lake which is now in private ownership. For that reason the village is also called ''Die Ziegelei'' ("The Brickworks"). The older part of the settlement, referred to locally as ''Das Dorf'' ("The Village"), consists of old farmhouses, a

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and a sports club.

Administration

Instead of political parties, Walle has a village council. The commitment of members of its various clubs and societies as well as all other villagers however enables the small community to continue to develop despite its shrinking public funding. The village council is chaired by Reiner Wilke (SPD).

Recreation and points of interest

In addition there is a large shooting and sports club as well as a marching band with about 30 members. The ''Bruderbaum'' ("Brother's Tree") stands in the forest east of the village and is surrounded by many a heathland legend. There is also internationally renowned stud farm, the ''Amselhof''.

References

External links

Walle website

Official website of Winsen (Aller)
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