Bahnsen

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Bahnsen
municipality Suderburg
Coordinates: 52 ° 55 ′ 17 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 51 ″  E
Height : 63 m above sea level NN
Area : 13.78 km²
Residents : 132  (2014)
Population density : 10 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 29556
Area code : 05826
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Bahnsen is a district of the Suderburg municipality in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath in the Uelzen district in Lower Saxony .

history

The place was first mentioned as Bodanhusen in 1004 AD . Other spellings were Bodensen (1135), Bodenhusen (1147) and Bodanhußen (around 1200).

In 1636, during the Thirty Years War , the castle on the estate was devastated by Swedish troops. The owners of the estate included those of Jettebrock, von Ompteda , von Spörcken, von Bobart, Jungkherr, von Hammerstein and Timmermann.

On July 1, 1972, Bahnsen was incorporated into the Suderburg community.

In 2004 the place celebrated its 1000th anniversary.

Culture and associations

Boulder with coat of arms in the center of Bahnsen

Bahnsen has a lively village life; A village festival has established itself, which takes place every year in the summer months and is organized by the Bahnsen volunteer fire brigade and the women of the village. In addition, the farmers' bill takes place at the beginning of the year, which ends with food and dancing in the evening. At Pentecost, the bachelors in the village put a birch tree in front of their bedroom window for the young women who are still unmarried but have already been confirmed and are provided with drinks by them. Furthermore, there is the traditional Christmas party of the village community and the celebration of the setting up of the Christmas tree on the weekend before the first Advent. At this celebration, a large decorated Christmas tree in the center of the village is lit up for the first time - with people singing Christmas carols.

literature

  • Rolf Hillmer, Hans Siebert: The ownership successes in older times on the farms in the parish Suderburg. Self-published by the municipality, Suderburg 1987.
  • Rolf Hillmer: " History of the Suderburg Community ", with Bahnsen, C. Becker Verlag Uelzen, 1986.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://suderburg.de/verwaltung/einwohnerstatistik.htm
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 239 .

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