Wardböhmen is a village administered by the Lower Saxon town of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

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

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 ...

in North

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It lies about north of Bergen on the B 3 federal road.

History

Wardböhmen was first mentioned in the records in 1197 as ''Villa Werthebohmen''. Its purview includes the villages of Hoope and Sehlhof. Since the district reforms of 1974 Wardböhmen has been part of the borough of Bergen. Its current chair is Anna Cornils.

Emblem

On a yellow shield, a blue triangle below with slightly curved edges. Above right a green windmill, above left a green barn (a ''

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 ...

''), in the centre a silver transmission tower. Wardböhmen Mühle

Places of interest

* The mill dating back to 1877/78 is a listed building. It was worked until 1975, from 1950 without sails. * The transmission tower (''Funkübertragungsstelle Bergen 1'') replaced the old tower (built in 1952, demolished in 1996) in 1986

Literature

* Hermann v.d. Kammer: ''Geschichte der Ortschaft Wardböhmen mit den Ortsteilen Hoope und Sehlhof''. Bergen 1997

References

External links

Information about Wardböhmen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wardbohmen Villages in Lower Saxony Bergen, Lower Saxony Lüneburg Heath Celle (district)