Bevensen is a former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Uelzen

Uelzen (district)

Uelzen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt...

, in Lower Saxony

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...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Its seat was in the town Bad Bevensen

Bad Bevensen

Bad Bevensen is a town in the north of the district Uelzen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated to the east of the Lüneburg Heath . The Ilmenau river, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through Bad Bevensen...

. At the 1 November 2011 local government reform, the Samtgemeinden Bevensen and Altes Amt Ebstorf

Altes Amt Ebstorf

Altes Amt Ebstorf is a former Samtgemeinde in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the village Ebstorf...

 merged to form the new Samtgemeinde Bevensen-Ebstorf

Bevensen-Ebstorf

Bevensen-Ebstorf is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Bad Bevensen...

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Municipalities

The Bevensen Samtgemeinde consisted of the following eight municipalities:

Altenmedingen Altenmedingen Altenmedingen is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Bad Bevensen Bad Bevensen Bad Bevensen is a town in the north of the district Uelzen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated to the east of the Lüneburg Heath . The Ilmenau river, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through Bad Bevensen... , town Barum Emmendorf Emmendorf Emmendorf is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Himbergen Himbergen Himbergen is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Jelmstorf Jelmstorf Jelmstorf is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Römstedt Römstedt Römstedt is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Weste

The villages in the eight municipalities:

Gemeinde Altenmedingen Aljarn Altenmedingen Bohndorf Bostelwiebeck Eddelstorf Haaßel Reisenmoor Secklendorf Vorwerk Town of Bad Bevensen Bad Bevensen Gollern Groß Hesebeck Jastorf Klein Bünstorf Klein Hesebeck Medingen Röbbel Sasendorf Seedorf Gemeinde Barum Barum Tätendorf-Eppensen Gut Hoystorf Gemeinde Emmendorf Emmendorf Heitbrack Nassennottorf Walmstorf

Gemeinde Himbergen Almstorf Brockhimbergen Groß Thondorf Himbergen Hohenfier Kettelstorf Klein Thondorf Kollendorf Rohrstorf Strothe Gemeinde Jelmstorf Addenstorf Bruchtorf Jelmstorf Gemeinde Römstedt Drögennottorf Havekost Masbrock Niendorf I Römstedt Gemeinde Weste Hagen Höver Oetzendorf Schlagte Testorf Weste

Municipal council

After the local elections of 10 September 2006 the municipal council was made up as follows:

• CDU: 13 seats
• SPD: 11 seats
• Greens: 3 seats
• Bad Bevensen independents: 3 seats
• FDP: 2 Sitze

The mayor also had a seat and a vote.