Bispingen
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Location of Bispingen within Heidekreis district 
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| Coordinates: 53°04′58″N 9°59′54″E / 53.08278°N 9.99833°ECoordinates: 53°04′58″N 9°59′54″E / 53.08278°N 9.99833°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Heidekreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Detlev Loos | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 128.55 km2 (49.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,241 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 29646 | |
| Dialling codes | 05194 | |
| Vehicle registration | SFA | |
| Website | www.bispingen.de | |
Valentin Ruths (1825–1905): Wilseder Höhe
Dat ole Huus, in Wilsede
Bispingen SnowDome
Bispingen is a municipality in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the River Luhe and is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Soltau, or 50 km (31 mi) south of Hamburg.
Subdivisions
- Bispingen
- Hützel
- Steinbeck an der Luhe (Steinbeck/Luhe)
- Behringen
- Volkwardingen
- Hörpel
- Borstel
- Haverbeck (Nieder- and Oberhaverbeck)
- Wilsede, heath village at the foot of the Wilseder Berg; population: ~35
Neighbouring towns and villages
Neighbouring towns
| Tostedt 31km |
Buchholz (Nordheide) 37km |
Lüneburg, Geesthacht 39km, 59km | |
| Schneverdingen 17km |
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Bad Bevensen 55km | |
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| Soltau 16km |
Wietzendorf 19km |
Munster 15km |
Location
Bispingen lies about 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Soltau near junction 43 of the A 7 motorway.
Economy
Bispingen is popular with tourists as a local recreation area and nature reserve.
Places of interest
- Wilseder Berg, the highest hill on the Lüneburg Heath with outstanding views of the area.
- Dat ole Huus, a Low German house in Wilsede, one of the oldest open air museums in Germany; built ca. 1540, renovated 1742, moved to Wilsede 1907
- Iserhatsche, a landscape garden with hunting villa and Montagnetto model castle
- Burial ground in Volkwardingen with Bronze Age tumuli
- Ole Kerk ("Old Church") dating to 1353, made from boulders; used for baptisms, weddings and other services as well as concerts (Sommer-Musik in Bispinger Kirchen); open daily from Easter to New Year's Eve
- Treppenspeicher in Volkwardingen, one of the oldest of this type of storage barn in the Lüneburg Heath, built in 1600 and 1702, restored in 2001
- Kart Centre, owned by racing driver Ralf Schumacher
- SnowDome Bispingen provides indoor skiing and snowboarding. It opened in autumn 2006. Its investors have forecast a total of 365,000 visitors per year due to its proximity to Hamburg, Bremen and Hannover.
- Bispinger Heide holiday park, part of the Center Parcs chain
People
People with a connexion to the village
- Waldemar Grube, founder of the firm, Grube KG Forstgerätestelle, which makes forestry equipment.
Gallery
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Farmstead in Wilsede
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Wilsede
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Climb to the Wilseder Berg
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The Wilseder Berg
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Mad House, the upside down house
References
Literature
- Heinrich Schulz: Chronik von Wilsede, Stuttgart, 1967
External links
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