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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Nienburg/Weser

Postal codes
  
31609

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:46 PM

Postal code
  
31609

Municipal assoc.
  
Marklohe

State
  
Lower Saxony

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
33.07 km²

Population
  
1,797 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
4257

Balge

Dialling codes
  
04257, 05021 oder 05022

Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 89% Humidity

Balge is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Weser river. The community belongs to the Marklohe ("Collective Community") which consists of seven municipalities including Balge.

Contents

Map of Balge, Germany

History

On the first of March, 1974 the community of Balge, Blenhorst, Bötenberg, Buchhorst, Holzbalge, Mehlbergen and Sebbenhausen were merged to form a new municipality called Blenhorst. The name was officially changed to Balge on the 23rd of January, 1976.

Politics

The local council of governance consists of eleven women counsellors. Including:

  • 6 SPD seats
  • 5 seats for members at large from the Balge voting community (as of the election of September 11, 2011).

    • Barbara King-Meyer (SPD) is honorary mayor from the community of Balge

    Sites

  • In Blenhorst there is a sawmill and flour mill that has been in operation since 1769.
  • In Bötenberg there is a watermill, the Benther Mill, that was first registered as a grain mill in 1553. It is no longer in operation, but was a grain mill and sawmill.
  • The village church in Balge with its striking tower was built circa 1300 in Romanesque style.

    • Sports

    The sports club in Balge (SV Sebbenhausen / Balge), sponsors several gun clubs, and two marching bands from individual districts.

    Education

  • Kindergarten in Balge
  • Because of strong evidence of projected decrease in school population, (sometimes only five students per year) the closure of the primary school site in Balge was decided in early 2008.

    • Noteworthy Person

    Heinrich Löhmann - (1933 Siebbenhausen). Farmer and author of "Kindheit Auf dem Dorf, Jungend in wechselvoller Zeit"

    References

    Balge Wikipedia
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