Bomlitz
Encyclopedia
Bomlitz is a municipality
in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
.
in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, Bomlitz
and Warnau
run through the municipality.
, Bomlitz (Kernort), Bommelsen
, Borg, Jarlingen, Kroge
and Uetzingen
.
party.
(as at the local elections on 10 September 2006)
. It is one of the largest bird parks
in the world with an area of 240,000 m². About 4,000 birds of over 700 different species live on the site.
The Bomlitz-Lönsheide Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Bomlitz-Lönsheide) was formed by the merger of Bomlitz Sports Club (Sportverein Bomlitz) and the Uetzingen-Honerdingen Sports Club (Spielgemeinschaft Uetzingen-Honerdingen). The club has 14 specialisations (including football, handball, cycling and swimming).
The Benefeld-Cordingen Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Benefeld-Cordingen) has almost 1,200 members and offers a similarly broad spectrum of sports (including football, handball, gymnastics, walking and, since its merger with the Tennisclub Blau-Weiss Bomlitz in 2010, tennis as well).
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Heidekreis district, 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...
.
Location
Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg HeathLüneburg Heath
The Lüneburg Heath is a large area of heath, geest and woodland in northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover, and Bremen and is named after the town of Lüneburg. Most of the area is a nature reserve...
in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, Bomlitz
Bomlitz (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 :...
and Warnau
Warnau (river)
The Warnau is a right-bank tributary of the River Böhme in North Germany and is part of the Weser basin. It is about long and has a catchment area of , mostly in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony....
run through the municipality.
Parishes
The municipality of of Bomlitz comprises eight parishes: Ahrsen, BenefeldBenefeld
Benefeld is part of the municipality of Bomlitz in the Lower Saxon Heidekreis district in north Germany. Benefeld has a population of 2,232, although its parish covers just 2 km² .- Location :...
, Bomlitz (Kernort), Bommelsen
Bommelsen
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. - Location :...
, Borg, Jarlingen, 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 :...
and Uetzingen
Uetzingen
Uetzingen is a village in the parish of Bomlitz in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxon district of Soltau-Fallingbostel. The village has 462 inhabitants and its parish covers an area of 10 km².- Location :...
.
Nearby towns
Municipal council
The municipal council (Gemeinderat) of Bomlitz consists of 20 councillors and the mayor (Bürgermeister) who is from the SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
party.
- CDU 8 seats
- SPD 12 seats
(as at the local elections on 10 September 2006)
- Mayor: Michael Lebid
Parks
Nearby is the Walsrode Bird ParkWalsrode Bird Park
Weltvogelpark Walsrode ia s bird park located in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany within the municipality of Bomlitz near Walsrode in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany....
. It is one of the largest bird parks
Aviary
An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. Unlike cages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly; hence, aviaries are also sometimes known as flight cages...
in the world with an area of 240,000 m². About 4,000 birds of over 700 different species live on the site.
Sport
There are 2 large sports clubs in Bomlitz:- SG Bomlitz-Lönsheide
The Bomlitz-Lönsheide Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Bomlitz-Lönsheide) was formed by the merger of Bomlitz Sports Club (Sportverein Bomlitz) and the Uetzingen-Honerdingen Sports Club (Spielgemeinschaft Uetzingen-Honerdingen). The club has 14 specialisations (including football, handball, cycling and swimming).
- SG Benefeld-Cordingen
The Benefeld-Cordingen Sports Club (Sportgemeinschaft Benefeld-Cordingen) has almost 1,200 members and offers a similarly broad spectrum of sports (including football, handball, gymnastics, walking and, since its merger with the Tennisclub Blau-Weiss Bomlitz in 2010, tennis as well).
- Bomlitz has a heated open-air swimming pool with a 50 metre pool, diving board and non-swimmer's and small children's pools.
Sources
- Olaf Mußmann: Bomlitz. Perspektiven der Geschichte. Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1989; ISBN 3-89264-305-9
- Olaf Mußmann: Komplexe Geschichte. Systemtheorie, Selbstorganisation und Regionalgeschichte. Von der Papiermühle zur Pulverfabrik. Ein historischer Längsschnitt der Gemeinde Bomlitz. Universität, Dissertation, Hanover 1994
- Olaf Mußmann: Selbstorganisation und Chaostheorie in der Geschichtswissenschaft. Das Beispiel des Gewerbe- und Rüstungsdorfes Bomlitz 1680 – 1930. Leipziger Univ.-Verlag, Leipzig 1998; ISBN 3-933240-10-7
- Thorsten Neubert-Preine: Bomlitz. Von der Papiermühle zur Großgemeinde. Herausgeber Stiftung Geschichtshaus Bomlitz, Rückblende Nr. 5, Mai 2010