Bodenwerder

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Bodenwerder
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Bodenwerder
Bodenwerder (Germany)
Bodenwerder
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Holzminden
Municipal assoc. Bodenwerder
Mayor Karl-Gerhard Sievers (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 28.92 km² (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation 76 m  (249 ft)
Population 5,950  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 206 /km² (533 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HOL
Postal code 37619
Area code 05533
Website www.bodenwerder.de

Coordinates: 51°58′00″N 9°31′00″E / 51.966667, 9.516667

Bodenwerder is a municipality in Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is famous as the birthplace of Baron Münchhausen and Baron's museum and monument are notable places of attraction.

Bodenwerder is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bodenwerder.

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