Hambühren

Hambühren
Coat of arms
Hambühren
Location of Hambühren within Celle district
Coordinates: 52°38′0″N 09°59′0″E / 52.63333°N 9.98333°E / 52.63333; 9.98333Coordinates: 52°38′0″N 09°59′0″E / 52.63333°N 9.98333°E / 52.63333; 9.98333
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Government
• Mayor	Rüdiger Harries
Area
• Total	56.7 km2 (21.9 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,962
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29313
Dialling codes	05084, 05143 (Oldau)
Vehicle registration	CE
Website	www.hambuehren.de

Hambühren is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Celle.

It is a very pleasant village to live in with many amenities^{[citation needed]}.

During the Second World War an underground munitions factory was constructed by Prisoners of War from the nearby Bergen-Belsen Camp, working in terrible conditions. The story of one of the inmates is featured in the new Memorial Centre at Bergen-Belsen and a book has been written about the wartime history of the village

v t e Towns and municipalities in Celle (district) Adelheidsdorf Ahnsbeck Beedenbostel Bergen Bröckel Celle Eicklingen Eldingen Eschede Faßberg Hambühren Hermannsburg Hohne Lachendorf Langlingen Lohheide Nienhagen Unterlüß Wathlingen Wienhausen Wietze Winsen

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