Hambühren
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Hambühren is a municipality in the district of Celle
Celle (district)
Celle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Heidekreis.- Geography :...

, 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...

. It is situated approx. 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Celle
Celle
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...

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It is a very pleasant village to live in with many amenities.

During the Second World War an underground munitions factory was constructed by Prisoners of War from the nearby Bergen-Belsen Camp, working in terrible conditions. The story of one of the inmates is featured in the new Memorial Centre at Bergen-Belsen and a book has been written about the wartime history of the village http://www.garatshay.org.uk/hambuehren.htm
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