Bienenbüttel Explained

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).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021. 13 October 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.