Bommelsen

Bommelsen is a municipality in Lower Saxony Bomlitz County Heidekreis. In the village of about 286 inhabitants living on an area of ​​10 km ².

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Geography

Location

Bommelsen located in the northern area of the municipality Bomlitz, away good 5 km from the nucleus Bomlitz. The local situation extends over 1.5 km mostly along the right side of the middle Bomlitztales. The vernacular name of Bomlitz, Bommelse, had its name to the place.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring villages are - from north clockwise - Woltem, Riepe, Kroge, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ottingen.

History

Is first mentioned in 835 as Bommelsen Bamlinestade (about: bank of the Little Bohemian) belonging to the lands of the monastery of Corvey, then from 1120 as Bomlose and from 1390 as Bommelsen.

Since the local government reform, which came into force on 1 March 1974, the previously separate municipality is one of eight villages in the municipality Bomlitz.

Buildings and infrastructure

Several along the Bomlitz strung farmsteads and hamlets than typical groups of buildings, partly including historic stairs storage obtained. As a landmark of the town is considered the Church of Peace in 1929 /30, which was built on the initiative of the Bommelser back and Bommelsen made ​​a long time to a separate parish with parish. The Peace Church is known as a postcard and is often used as a wedding chapel. In the village hall, the former Bommelser village school, to provide rooms for events during the association's work and of other cultural and social life available.

Traffic

Bommelsen is off the main traffic lines. The Highway 27 extends 14 km from the southwest, and the Highway 7 southeast at 9 km. The village of Mark on Visselhoevede to Rotenburg (Wümme ) leading federal highway 440 touches the southern edge.