Belsen (Bergen)

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Belsen is a town of Bergen in the northern district of Celle on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. It is located about 3 kilometers south-west of Bergen and has 331 inhabitants. (As of December 31, 2000)

History

Belsen was first mentioned in records in 1235 under the name Bell Husen.

On February 1, 1971 Belsen was incorporated into the city of Bergen.

• The farming village of Belsen

Farm

Farmhouse with cock

Former Bauhernhof with stairs storage

Concentration camp of Bergen -Belsen

In Belsen was a concentration camp Bergen- Belsen. The area of ​​the former concentration camp and today's Bergen-Belsen Memorial are for the most part within the Municipality Winsen ( Aller), the district Walle ( Winsen ). Between Bergen and Belsen is the ramp from which the prisoners were unloaded from the freight cars and had to cover the remaining distance of about 4 km to the camp on foot. The ramp is today used for the loading of military vehicles that are antransportiert for exercises on the NATO - shooting Bergen- Hohne of British, Dutch, French, German, Belgian, Luxembourg and Polish armed forces by rail.

Politics and Administration

Since its incorporation as part of the Lower Saxon and administrative reform Belsen is since 1971 a town of Bergen. Is represented by Belsen Ortsrat and the mayor. The Ortsrat has, inter alia, decision-making powers for the situated in the village public facilities, is responsible for the appearance of the village and care of club life and needs to be heard by the city of Bergen on all important matters affecting the village. It is composed of five elected representatives, a native of Belsen members of the municipal council and the mayor of the city of Bergen Bergen. The Ortsrat elect the mayor, current incumbent is Sven Marquardt.