Bevensen Explained

Bevensen
Type:Samtgemeinde
Image Coa:Wappen Samtgemeinde Bad Bevensen.png
Coordinates:53.0786°N 10.5781°W
State:Lower Saxony
District:Uelzen
Elevation:33
Area:226.66
Population:16050
Stand:2010-12-31
Pop Ref:[1]
Postal Code:29549
Area Code:05821
Licence:UE
Divisions:8 municipalities
Website:bad-bevensen.de
Dissolved:1 November 2011
Noautocat:yes

Bevensen is a former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the town Bad Bevensen. At the 1 November 2011 local government reform, the Samtgemeinden Bevensen and Altes Amt Ebstorf merged to form the new Samtgemeinde Bevensen-Ebstorf.

Geography

Municipalities

The Bevensen Samtgemeinde consisted of the following eight municipalities:

  1. Altenmedingen
  2. Bad Bevensen, town
  3. Barum
  4. Emmendorf
  5. Himbergen
  6. Jelmstorf
  7. Römstedt
  8. Weste

The villages in the eight municipalities:

  • Gemeinde Altenmedingen
    • Aljarn
    • Altenmedingen
    • Bohndorf
    • Bostelwiebeck
    • Eddelstorf
    • Haaßel
    • Reisenmoor
    • Secklendorf
    • Vorwerk
  • Town of Bad Bevensen
    • Bad Bevensen
    • Gollern
    • Groß Hesebeck
    • Jastorf
    • Klein Bünstorf
    • Klein Hesebeck
    • Medingen
    • Röbbel
    • Sasendorf
    • Seedorf
  • Gemeinde Barum
    • Barum
    • Tätendorf-Eppensen
    • Gut Hoystorf
  • Gemeinde Emmendorf
    • Emmendorf
    • Heitbrack
    • Nassennottorf
    • Walmstorf
  • Gemeinde Himbergen
    • Almstorf
    • Brockhimbergen
    • Groß Thondorf
    • Himbergen
    • Hohenfier
    • Kettelstorf
    • Klein Thondorf
    • Kollendorf
    • Rohrstorf
    • Strothe
  • Gemeinde Jelmstorf
    • Addenstorf
    • Bruchtorf
    • Jelmstorf
  • Gemeinde Römstedt
    • Drögennottorf
    • Havekost
    • Masbrock
    • Niendorf I
    • Römstedt
  • Gemeinde Weste
    • Hagen
    • Höver
    • Oetzendorf
    • Schlagte
    • Testorf
    • Weste

Politics

Municipal council

After the local elections of 10 September 2006 the municipal council was made up as follows:

The mayor also had a seat and a vote.

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/ Population data