Bomlitz
| Bomlitz | ||
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  Bomlitz | ||
Location of Bomlitz within Heidekreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 52°53′N 9°39′E / 52.883°N 9.650°ECoordinates: 52°53′N 9°39′E / 52.883°N 9.650°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Heidekreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michael Lebid (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) | |
| 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 |
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Wietzendorf 29 km | |
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| 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)
- Mayor: Michael Lebid
Twin towns
- Kępice, Poland
- Blainville sur Orne, France.
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:
- SG Bomlitz-Lönsheide
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).
- SG Benefeld-Cordingen
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).
- Bomlitz has a heated open-air swimming pool with a 50-metre pool, diving board and non-swimmer's and small children's pools.
References
- ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)
- ↑ 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
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bomlitz. |
- Olaf Mußmann: Bomlitz. Perspektiven der Geschichte. Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1989; ISBN 3-89264-305-9
- Olaf Mußmann: Komplexe Geschichte. Systemtheorie, Selbstorganisation und Regionalgeschichte. Von der Papiermühle zur Pulverfabrik. Ein historischer Längsschnitt der Gemeinde Bomlitz. Universität, Dissertation, Hanover 1994
- Olaf Mußmann: Selbstorganisation und Chaostheorie in der Geschichtswissenschaft. Das Beispiel des Gewerbe- und Rüstungsdorfes Bomlitz 1680–1930. Leipziger Univ.-Verlag, Leipzig 1998; ISBN 3-933240-10-7
- Thorsten Neubert-Preine: Bomlitz. Von der Papiermühle zur Großgemeinde. Herausgeber Stiftung Geschichtshaus Bomlitz, Rückblende Nr. 5, Mai 2010
Towns and municipalities in Heidekreis | ||
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Villages in the parish of Bomlitz | ||
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