Country Germany District Heidekreis Postal codes 29699 Local time Monday 3:35 PM | State Lower Saxony Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 05161 Population 6,990 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 83% Humidity Points of interest Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Lönsgrab, BUHL Activity Park Wal | ||
Bomlitz is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Bomlitz Germany
- Location
- Parishes
- History
- Municipal council
- Twin towns
- Parks
- Natural monuments
- Sport
- References
Map of Bomlitz, Germany
Location
Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg Heath in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, Bomlitz and Warnau run through the municipality.
Parishes
The municipality of Bomlitz comprises eight parishes: Ahrsen, Benefeld, Bomlitz (Kernort), Bommelsen, Borg, Jarlingen, Kroge and Uetzingen.
History
In the fall of 1944, a short-lived satellite camp of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp operated at Bomlitz-Benefeld. Guarded by SS staff, around 600 women were forced to work at the Eibia GmbH gunpowder works.
Municipal council
The municipal council (Gemeinderat) of Bomlitz consists of 20 councillors and the mayor (Bürgermeister) who is from the SPD party.
(as at the local elections on 10 September 2006)
Twin towns
Parks
Nearby is the Walsrode Bird Park. It is one of the largest bird parks in the world with an area of 240,000 m². About 4,000 birds of over 700 different species live on the site.
Natural monuments
In the Eibia local recreation area there are several pre-Christian tumuli.
Sport
There are 2 large sports clubs in Bomlitz:
The Bomlitz-Lönsheide Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Bomlitz-Lönsheide) was formed by the merger of Bomlitz Sports Club (Sportverein Bomlitz) and the Uetzingen-Honerdingen Sports Club (Spielgemeinschaft Uetzingen-Honerdingen). The club has 14 specialisations (including football, handball, cycling and swimming).
The Benefeld-Cordingen Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Benefeld-Cordingen) has almost 1,200 members and offers a similarly broad spectrum of sports (including football, handball, gymnastics, walking and, since its merger with the Tennisclub Blau-Weiss Bomlitz in 2010, tennis as well).