Benzen (Walsrode)

Benzene City of Walsrode Coordinates: 52 ° 50 ′ 1 ″ N , 9 ° 34 ′ 35 ″ E
Height :	38 m above sea level NN
Area :	8.1 km²
Residents :	240
Population density :	30 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	29664
Area code :	05161
Location of Benzen in Lower Saxony

Benzen is a district of Walsrode in the Heidekreis district , Lower Saxony .

geography

The village is located in the southwest of Lüneburg Heath, south of the main town of Walsrode. Here the Böhme emerges from its comparatively narrow valley through the clay geest of the Heidmark into the valley sand plains of the Aller - Urstromtal . Benzen is separated from nearby Walsrode by the Benzer Sunder forest . To the north-east of the village runs the federal highway 27 at a distance of one kilometer and the L 190 to the east , also one kilometer away; south-east of the Verden (Aller) –Walsrode Nord railway line .

In Benzen there are no street names, only house numbers that residents, postmen, suppliers and visitors have to use for orientation.

history

The place name probably comes from the old German word Bendessen, which means castle . It was first mentioned as such in 1241. However, barrows indicate a settlement from the Bronze Age. Nearby is a court stone at the site of a thing site where Holting was held on June 17, 1491 .

On March 1, 1974, Benzen was incorporated into the city of Walsrode.

politics

The mayor is Manfred Bolsewig.

Culture and sights

see list of architectural monuments in Walsrode (outer districts) #Benzen

Individual evidence

↑ Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany. Architectural monuments in Lower Saxony. Publications of the Institute for Monument Preservation / Lower Saxony State Administration Office / District Soltau-Fallingbostel, Volume 25, edited by Etta Pantel, editor: Christiane Segers-Glocke, publisher: Niemeyer, CW, 2001, ISBN 3-8271-8260-3 , page 347
^ 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. 225 .

Web links

Benzen at www.stadt-walsrode.de

[1] Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany. Architectural monuments in Lower Saxony. Publications of the Institute for Monument Preservation / Lower Saxony State Administration Office / District Soltau-Fallingbostel, Volume 25, edited by Etta Pantel, editor: Christiane Segers-Glocke, publisher: Niemeyer, CW, 2001, ISBN 3-8271-8260-3 , page 347

[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. 225 .