Himberg Mountains

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 53 ° 6 '  N , 10 ° 44'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Uelzen
Joint municipality :	Bevensen-Ebstorf
Height :	56 m above sea level NHN
Area :	39.48 km 2
Residents:	1679 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	43 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	29584
Area code :	05828
License plate :	UE
Community key :	03 3 60 011
Community structure:	10 districts
Association administration address:	Lindenstrasse 12 29549 Bad Bevensen
Website :	www.himbergen.de
Mayor :	Jürgen Hinrichs (community of voters)
Location of the municipality of Himbergen in the district of Uelzen

Himbergen is a municipality in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Uelzen , Lower Saxony . The Himbergen community is part of the Bevensen-Ebstorf community .

geography

The municipality of Himbergen consists of the localities Almstorf, Brockhimbergen , Groß Thondorf , Himbergen, Hohenfier, Kettelstorf, Klein Thondorf, Kollendorf, Rohrstorf and Strothe.

history

Brockhimbergen, Rohrstorf and Kollendorf were first mentioned in a document in 1006. From 1966 to 1972 there was a joint municipality of Himbergen, which consisted of the municipalities of Almstorf, Brockhimbergen, Himbergen, Klein Thondorf, Kettelstorf, Kollendorf, Rohrstorf and Strothe.

On July 1, 1972, the municipalities of Almstorf, Brockhimbergen, Groß Thondorf, Kettelstorf, Klein Thondorf, Rohrstorf and Strothe as well as small areas of the municipality of Göhrde ( Lüchow-Dannenberg district ) were incorporated.

politics

Municipal council

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The council of the municipality of Himbergen consists of eleven councilors.

	CDU	SPD	Green	WGS	total
2006	6th	4th	1		11 seats
2011	0	0	0	11	11 seats

Last local election on September 11, 2011

mayor

Mayor is Jürgen Hinrichs (community of voters). The municipal administration is located at Bahnhofstrasse 1.

Culture and sights

St. Bartholomew from 1843

• The focal point is the St. Bartholomew Church , built in the classical style from 1843.
• Himberger Markt, which has been celebrated every year since 1666 on the first Tuesday after September 1st.
• Local history collection in the former water tower - Pictures and objects from the 19th and early 20th centuries from the parishes of Himbergen and Göhrde are exhibited here.
• The three staircase storages from the 19th century were used to store crops and chests with linen and valuables.

literature

• Gunda Friesch and Heinrich Porth: The families and residents of the parish of Himbergen: Local family book 1670-18951758-1875 and study of the population history , with the places Almstorf, Boecke, Brockhimbergen, Glieneitz, Groß Malchau, Groß Thondorf, Hagen, Himbergen, Hohenzethen, Kettelstorf, Klein Thondorf, Kollendorf, Nievelitz, Reddien, Rohrstorf, Schlagte, Schlankau, Stoetze, Strohte, Testof, Törwe, Weste, Westersunderberg, Wolfshof and Zieritz. Uelzen: Museum and Heimatverein des Kreises Uelzen 2006, ISBN 3-929864-10-X (= sources and representations on the history of the city and district of Uelzen 6).

Web links

Commons : Himbergen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality of Himbergen

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. 237 .
3. ^ Result of local elections 2011