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Location of Bomlitz within Heidekreis district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Heidekreis |
| Municipal subdivisions | 8 districts |
| Mayor | Michael Lebid (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population | 6,924 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 108 /km2 (280 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SFA |
| Postal code | 29699 |
| Area code | 05161 |
| Website | www.bomlitz.de |
Bomlitz is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg Heath in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, Bomlitz and Warnau run through the municipality.
The municipality of of Bomlitz comprises eight parishes: Ahrsen, Benefeld, Bomlitz (Kernort), Bommelsen, Borg, Jarlingen, Kroge and Uetzingen.
| Visselhövede 14 km |
Neuenkirchen (Lüneburg Heath) 17 km |
Soltau 17 km |
| Verden 35 km |
Wietzendorf 29 km |
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| Walsrode 9 km |
Hanover 69 km |
Fallingbostel 6 km |
The municipal council (Gemeinderat) of Bomlitz consists of 20 councillors and the mayor (Bürgermeister) who is from the SPD party.
(as at the local elections on 10 September 2006)
Nearby is the Walsrode Bird Park. It is one of the largest bird parks in the world with an area of 240,000 m². About 4,000 birds of over 700 different species live on the site.
In the Eibia local recreation area there are several pre-Christian tumuli.
There are 2 large sports clubs in Bomlitz:
The Bomlitz-Lönsheide Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Bomlitz-Lönsheide) was formed by the merger of Bomlitz Sports Club (Sportverein Bomlitz) and the Uetzingen-Honerdingen Sports Club (Spielgemeinschaft Uetzingen-Honerdingen). The club has 14 specialisations (including football, handball, cycling and swimming).
The Benefeld-Cordingen Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Benefeld-Cordingen) has almost 1,200 members and offers a similarly broad spectrum of sports (including football, handball, gymnastics, walking and, since its merger with the Tennisclub Blau-Weiss Bomlitz in 2010, tennis as well).
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