Bothel

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This article is about the town in Germany. For the village in Cumbria, England, see Bothel, Cumbria.
Bothel
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Bothel (Germany)
Bothel
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Rotenburg
Mayor Erwin Bock (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 16.75 km² (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m  (98 ft)
Population 2,462  (01/01/2003)
 - Density 147 /km² (381 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ROW
Postal code 27386
Area code 04266
Website bothel.de

Coordinates: 53°4′0″N 9°30′0″E / 53.06667, 9.5

Bothel is a small town in the district of Rotenburg, Germany in the Luneburg Heath region of central Lower Saxony. It has 2,500 inhabitants. Bothel was founded by workers of the nearby Trochel Forest. The name developed from Borstel which is Old Saxon and means "little woods". Today the community has an old town part with typical Low Saxon farm houses and a modern center with town hall, schools and shopping facilities. So Bothel is important for the surrounding villages.

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


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