Bomlitz

Bomlitz

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Bomlitz

Coordinates: 52°53′N 9°39′E / 52.883°N 9.650°E / 52.883; 9.650Coordinates: 52°53′N 9°39′E / 52.883°N 9.650°E / 52.883; 9.650
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Heidekreis
Government
 • Mayor Michael Lebid (SPD)
Area
 • Total 64 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation 59 m (194 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 6,951
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 29699
Dialling codes 05161
Vehicle registration SFA/HK
Website www.bomlitz.de

Bomlitz is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Location

Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg Heath in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, Bomlitz and Warnau run through the municipality.

Parishes

The municipality of Bomlitz comprises eight parishes: Ahrsen, Benefeld, Bomlitz (Kernort), Bommelsen, Borg, Jarlingen, Kroge and Uetzingen.

Nearby towns
Visselhövede
14 km		 Neuenkirchen (Lüneburg Heath)
17 km		 Soltau
17 km
Verden
35 km		 Wietzendorf
29 km
   Bomlitz  
Walsrode
9 km		 Hanover
69 km		 Fallingbostel
6 km

History

In the fall of 1944, a short-lived satellite camp of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp operated at Bomlitz-Benefeld. Guarded by SS staff, around 600 women were forced to work at the Eibia GmbH gunpowder works.[2]:204

Politics

Municipal council

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)

Twin towns

Parks

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.

Natural monuments

In the Eibia local recreation area there are several pre-Christian tumuli.

Sport

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).

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)
  2. ↑ Knoch, Habbo (ed) (2010). Bergen-Belsen: Wehrmacht POW Camp 1940–1945, Concentration Camp 1943–1945, Displaced Persons Camp 1945–1950. Catalogue of the permanent exhibition. Wallstein. ISBN 978-3-8353-0794-0.

Sources

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bomlitz.
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