Bevensen

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.

This article is about the Samtgemeinde. For the town, see Bad Bevensen.
Bevensen
Samtgemeinde
Coat of arms of Bevensen
Coat of arms
Location of Bevensen
Bevensen is located in Germany
Bevensen
Bevensen
Bevensen is located in Lower Saxony
Bevensen
Bevensen
Coordinates: 53°04′43″N 10°34′41″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictUelzen
Disbanded1 November 2011
Subdivisions8 municipalities
Area
 • Total226.66 km2 (87.51 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total16,050
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29549
Dialling codes05821
Vehicle registrationUE
Websitebad-bevensen.de

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
  • Josef Oberhauser (1915–1979), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant and Holocaust perpetrator

References
  1. Population data
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