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
Coat of arms
Location of Bevensen
Bevensen
Bevensen
Coordinates: 53°04′43″N 10°34′41″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictUelzen
Disbanded1 November 2011
Subdivisions8 municipalities
Government
 • Samtgemeinde-
bürgermeister		Knut Markuszewski (SPD)
Area
 • Total226.66 km2 (87.51 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
 • Total16,050
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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:

  • CDU: 13 seats
  • SPD: 11 seats
  • Greens: 3 seats
  • Bad Bevensen independents: 3 seats
  • FDP: 2 Sitze

The mayor also had a seat and a vote.

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