Walsrode
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Soltau-Fallingbostel |
| Population | 24,433 (2005) |
| Area | 270.68 km² |
| Population density | 90 /km² |
| Elevation | 49 m |
| Coordinates | 52°52′ N 9°35′ E |
| Postal code | 29664 |
| Area code | 05161 |
| Licence plate code | SFA |
| Mayor | Frank Fillbrunn (FDP) |
| Website | walsrode.de |
Walsrode is a town in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany.
[edit] History
986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mention of the town is dated May 7, 986.
1383 The dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter.
1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms. At the end of the 15th century the sculptor Hans Brüggemann, creator of the renowned Bordesholm Altar of Schleswig Catherdral, is born in the town.
Early Modern Times
1626 Extensive destruction in the town by the troops of Count Tilly during the Thirty Years' War.
1757 The town is totally destroyed by a catastrophic fire.
1811 During the Napoleonic era, Walsrode becomes a border town between France and the Kingdom of Westphalia.
1866 Annexation of Walsrode by Prussia.
1890 Railroad first extends to Walsrode.
1897 The poet Hermann Löns first visits the town.
1935 Löns, who died in 1914, is reburied in Walsrode.
1957 The German border patrol agency (Bundesgrenzschutz) establishes a training school in the town.
1984 The state legislature of Lower Saxony allows the town to incorporate as in "independent community".
