Type: | Gemeinde |
Bienenbüttel | |
Image Coa: | DEU Bienenbüttel COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 53.1433°N 10.4903°W |
Image Plan: | Bienenbüttel in UE.svg |
State: | Niedersachsen |
District: | Uelzen |
Elevation: | 30 |
Area: | 99 |
Postal Code: | 29553 |
Area Code: | 05823 |
Licence: | UE |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 3 60 004 |
Divisions: | 14 districts |
Mayor: | Merlin Franke[1] |
Leader Term: | 2021 - 26 |
Party: | CDU |
Bienenbüttel is a free municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilmenau, approximately 20km (10miles) north of Uelzen, and 13km (08miles) southeast of Lüneburg. Bienenbüttel is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and of the Lüneburg Heath (German: Lüneburger Heide).
Bienenbüttel is the seat of the Einheitsgemeinde ("free municipality") Bienenbüttel.Incorporated into the municipality are the villages of Bargdorf, Beverbeck with Grünewald, Bornsen, Edendorf, Eitzen I with Bardenhagen, Grünhagen, Hohenbostel, Hohnstorf, Niendorf, Rieste with Neu-Rieste, Steddorf with Neu-Steddorf, Varendorf, Wichmannsburg and Wulfstorf.
Bienenbüttel is located on the Elbe Lateral Canal, a 115km (71miles) long waterway, and has a station on the highspeed Hanover–Hamburg railway (Hamburg-Uelzen-Hannover).