Bullenhausen Explained

Bullenhausen (Low German Bullenhuus)^[1] is a district of the municipality Seevetal in the county of Harburg in Lower Saxony.

Bullenhausen has a population of 1271 (35 of which own a secondary residence)^[2] and it is located at the Elbe southeast of Hamburg. The former independent municipality of Bullenhausen, together with 18 other districts, is a part of Seevetal since the 1 July 1972. On 3 October 1975 the town twinning arrangement with Decatur (Illinois), United States, was officially sealed. Bullenhausen owns a yacht club.

Notable people

• Inge Meysel (1910–2004) – actress
• John Olden (1918–1965) – movie director, movie producer and screenwriter

Trivia

• Two robinia, each about 250 years old, are located in Bullenhausen
• A two-circuit 380 kV overhead line crosses the Elbe on two 117 m high masts each with a span of 666 meters.

Notes and References

1. http://www.foer-platt.de/index.php/oortsnamens Bullenhuus
2. https://www.seevetal.de/portal/seiten/einwohner_der_gemeinde_seevetal-10000755-20200.html Einwohner der Gemeinde Seevetal (30. September 2014)