Country Germany District Heidekreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 8.1 km² Dialling code 05161 | State Lower Saxony Town Walsrode Postal codes 29664 Postal code 29664 | |
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Benzen is a village in the borough of Walsrode in the Heidekreis district, Lower Saxony, north Germany.
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Map of Benzen, 29664 Walsrode, Germany
Location
The village lies south of the town of Walsrode on the River Böhme in the Lüneburg Heath. Benzen is only separated from Walsrode by a wood. Northeast of the village runs at a distance of 1 km the B 27 motorway, to the east is the L 190, also 1 km away.
History
The name of the village probably comes from the Old German word Bendeffen, which means Burg or castle. Near the village is the magistrate's stone (Gerichtsstein). At this spot there was a thingstead, at which a court (Holting) met on 17 June 1491 to determine forest rights. The village of Bensenville, Illinois, in the United States, is named after the village.
Road names
There are no road names in Benzen, just house numbers which the inhabitants, postmen, delivery men and visitors must become familiar with.
Politics
The parish chairman is Manfred Bolsewig.