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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Celle

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Postal code
  
29303

Dialling code
  
05051

State
  
Lower Saxony

Elevation
  
82 m (269 ft)

Postal codes
  
29303

Town
  
Bergen

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Wardböhmen is a village administered by the Lower Saxon town of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Bergen on the B 3 federal road.

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Map of Wardb%C3%B6hmen, 29303 Bergen, Germany

History

Wardböhmen was first mentioned in the records in 1197 as Villa Werthebohmen. Its purview includes the villages of Hoope and Sehlhof. Since the district reforms of 1974 Wardböhmen has been part of the borough of Bergen. Its current chair is Anna Cornils.

Emblem

On a yellow shield, a blue triangle below with slightly curved edges. Above right a green windmill, above left a green barn (a Treppenspeicher), in the centre a silver transmission tower.

Places of interest

  • The mill dating back to 1877/78 is a listed building. It was worked until 1975, from 1950 without sails.
  • The transmission tower (Funkübertragungsstelle Bergen 1) replaced the old tower (built in 1952, demolished in 1996) in 1986

    • Literature

  • Hermann v.d. Kammer: Geschichte der Ortschaft Wardböhmen mit den Ortsteilen Hoope und Sehlhof. Bergen 1997

    • References

    Wardböhmen Wikipedia
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