Bellows

This article explains the place Balge in the district of Nienburg / Weser; for other meanings see bellows (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 43 '  N , 9 ° 11'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Nienburg / Weser
Joint municipality :	Marklohe
Height :	23 m above sea level NHN
Area :	33.08 km 2
Residents:	1718 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	52 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	31609
Primaries :	04257, 05021, 05022
License plate :	NI
Community key :	03 2 56 001
Community structure:	7 districts
Association administration address:	Hoyaer Str. 14 31608 Marklohe
Mayor :	Eckart Noltemeier (WGGB)
Location of the municipality of Balge in the Nienburg / Weser district

Balge is a municipality in the district of Nienburg / Weser in Lower Saxony . The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Marklohe and has seven districts.

geography

Belge is located directly on the Weser . The municipality belongs to the joint municipality of Marklohe , which has its administrative seat in the municipality of Marklohe .

The municipality of Balge is divided into the districts of Balge, Blenhorst , Bötenberg , Buchholz , Buchhorst , Dolldorf , Holzbalge , Mehlbergen , Möhlenhalenbeck and Sebbenhausen .

history

On March 1, 1974, the communities of Balge, Blenhorst, Bötenberg, Buchhorst, Holzbalge, Mehlbergen and Sebbenhausen were merged into a new community. This was named Blenhorst . On January 23, 1976, her name was officially changed to Balge .

politics

The municipal council of Balge is made up of eleven councilors. (Status: local election on September 11, 2016)

• Community of voters in the municipality of Balge (WGGB) 6 seats
• Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 5 seats

Eckart Noltemeier (WGGB / CDU) is honorary mayor of the municipality of Balge.

Culture and sights

Buildings

• In Blenhorst there is a saw and grinding mill built in 1769 , which has two water wheels to drive it.
• There is a watermill in Bötenberg , the Benther Mühle. It was put into operation in 1553 as a flour mill . Later the mill also served as a sawmill . However, the mill has been shut down for several years.
• The village church in Balge with the distinctive defense tower was built around 1300 in Romanesque form.
• In Sebbenhausen there is a water mill built in the 1600 century, which originally had three grinding aisles. In the 1950s, however, it was converted into an agricultural building.

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  Watermill in Blenhorst

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  Benther mill / Bötenberg

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  Town view

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  St. Bartholomew Church

Sports

In the municipality of Balge there is a sports club (SV Sebbenhausen / Balge), several shooting clubs and two marching bands in the individual districts.

Economy and Infrastructure

Public facilities

The voluntary fire brigade in Balge is represented in several districts and provides fire protection and general help in the municipality.

education

• Kindergarten in Balge
• Due to the forecast of a strong decline in the number of pupils (sometimes only five pupils per year), it was decided to close the primary school in Balge at the beginning of 2008.

Personalities

• Heinrich Löhmann (* 1933 in Sebbenhausen), farmer and author "Childhood in the village, youth in eventful times"

Web links

• Belge on the website of the Samtgemeinde Marklohe

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
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. 199 and 200 .
3. ↑ https://wahlen.kdo.de/content.php?kunde=sg_marklohe&wahlverz=sg_marklohe/web/201609_K__Wahl_des_Gemeinderates_Balge_11.09.2016&wahlname=Wahl_des_Gemeinderates_Balge_11.09.2016&atei=160719123699894_0_1_txt_txt_0_1_txt_1
4. ↑ Constituent meeting of the council of the municipality of Balge
5. ↑ Ruediger Wormuth: mills in Lower Saxony and Bremen, the Middle Weser Region, districts Diepholz and Nienburg / Weser . Cardboard volume, Petersberg 2013, ISBN 978-3-86568-885-9 , pp. 167, 168.
6. ↑ Mill - Hof Benther Mill
7. ↑ St. Bartholomew Church in Balge
8. ^ Website of SV Sebbenhausen / Balge eV 1972
9. ^ Website of the Balge kindergarten
10. ↑ Childhood in the village. Large print: Young people in an eventful time 1933-1950 .