Bommelsen
Encyclopedia
Bommelsen is a village in the parish of Bomlitz
in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxon
Heidekreis district. The parish has about 286 inhabitants and an area of 10 km².
. The Northern Low Saxon
name for the Bomlitz, Bommelse, gave its name to the village.
, Riepe
, Kroge
, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ottingen.
Since the land reform of 1974 the hitherto independent parish has been one of 8 villages in the parish of Bomlitz.
storage barns. The landmark of the village is the Friedenskirche (Church of Peace) of 1929/1930, which was built on the initiative of Bommelsen's villagers and gave Bommelsen its own church parish and pastor for a long time. The Friedenskirche is well-known as a postcard motif and is often used for weddings. In the village community centre, formerly Bommelsen's village school, rooms are available for events run by local clubs and for other cultural and social activities.
passes 14 km to the southwest, and the A 7 9 km to the southeast. The B 440 federal road
from Dorfmark
via Visselhövede
to Rotenburg (Wümme) grazes its southern boundary.
Bomlitz
Bomlitz is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Location :Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg Heath in a heavily wooded area...
in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxon
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
Heidekreis district. The parish has about 286 inhabitants and an area of 10 km².
Location
Bommelsen lies in the northern part of the parish of Bomlitz, a good 5 km from Bomlitz itself. The village sprawls for about 1.5 km mainly along the right bank of the middle reaches of the Bomlitz valleyBomlitz (river)
The Bomlitz is a right-bank tributary of the River Böhme in North Germany. It is just under long and runs through the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony.- Name :...
. The Northern Low Saxon
Northern Low Saxon
Northern Low Saxon is a West Low German dialect.As such, it covers a great part of the West Low-German-speaking areas of northern Germany, with the exception of the border regions where Eastphalian and Westphalian are spoken...
name for the Bomlitz, Bommelse, gave its name to the village.
Neighbouring communities
The neighbouring communities are – clockwise from the north – WoltemSoltau
- Middle Ages :The region of the Lüneburg Heath had already been settled by the start of the New Stone Age about 4,000 years ago. The Soltau area was initially occupied by a few individual farms. The parish of Soltau was probably founded around 830 and the first wooden church Sante Johannis...
, Riepe
Bad Fallingbostel
Bad Fallingbostel is the district town of the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1976 the town has had a state-recognised Kneipp spa and has held the title of Bad since 5 August 2002. It has close ties to Walsrode, a few miles to the west...
, Kroge
Kroge (Bomlitz)
Kroge is a village in the parish of Bomlitz in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxony district of Soltau-Fallingbostel. The village has 290 inhabitants and an area of .- Location :...
, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ottingen.
History
Bommelsen was first mentioned in the records in 835 as Bamlinestade (which roughly means: bank of the Little Böhme) as belonging to the estates of Corvey Abbey. It then appears in 1120 as Bomlose and from 1390 as Bommelsen.Since the land reform of 1974 the hitherto independent parish has been one of 8 villages in the parish of Bomlitz.
Buildings and infrastructure
Several farmsteads and hamlets along the River Bomlitz have been preserved as typical groups of buildings, some including historic TreppenspeicherTreppenspeicher
A Treppenspeicher is the German term for a small barn or secondary farm building used for storage and typical of the Lüneburg Heath area in northern Germany...
storage barns. The landmark of the village is the Friedenskirche (Church of Peace) of 1929/1930, which was built on the initiative of Bommelsen's villagers and gave Bommelsen its own church parish and pastor for a long time. The Friedenskirche is well-known as a postcard motif and is often used for weddings. In the village community centre, formerly Bommelsen's village school, rooms are available for events run by local clubs and for other cultural and social activities.
Transport
Bommelsen lies some way from the main transport routes. The A 27 motorwayBundesautobahn 27
branches off the A 7 at Autobahndreieck Walsrode to the northwest, crossing A 1 at the Bremer Kreuz and continuing eastwards of Bremen, toward Cuxhaven....
passes 14 km to the southwest, and the A 7 9 km to the southeast. The B 440 federal road
Bundesstraße 440
The B 440 is a German federal road in Lower Saxony. It runs from the district town of Rotenburg an der Wümme to Bad Fallingbostel. It was based on an old Army road built by Napoléon Bonaparte.- Course :...
from Dorfmark
Dorfmark
The village of Dorfmark is part of the borough of Bad Fallingbostel in the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony.Dorfmark has 3,469 inhabitants, over 22% of the borough's population, and an area of , some 24% of the total area in the borough.The River Böhme flows through Dorfmark...
via Visselhövede
Visselhövede
Visselhövede is a town in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby towns include the district capital Rotenburg, Walsrode and Verden. Larger cities within a 100 km radius are Bremen, Hanover and Hamburg....
to Rotenburg (Wümme) grazes its southern boundary.