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Bispingen

Coordinates: 53°04′58″N 9°59′54″E / 53.08278°N 9.99833°E / 53.08278; 9.99833
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Bispingen
Coat of arms of Bispingen
Location of Bispingen within Heidekreis district
HeidekreisLower SaxonyNienburg (district)Hanover (district)Verden (district)Rotenburg (district)HarburgLüneburg (district)Uelzen (district)Celle (district)LindwedelBuchholzSchwarmstedtEsselHademstorfGiltenGrethemEickelohHodenhagenBöhmeHäuslingenAhldenFrankenfeldWalsrodeNeuenkirchenRethemSchneverdingenOsterheideBad FallingbostelWietzendorfSoltauMunsterBispingen
Bispingen is located in Germany
Bispingen
Bispingen
Bispingen is located in Lower Saxony
Bispingen
Bispingen
Coordinates: 53°04′58″N 9°59′54″E / 53.08278°N 9.99833°E / 53.08278; 9.99833
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHeidekreis
Subdivisions9 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2018–23) Jens Bülthius[1]
Area
 • Total128.55 km2 (49.63 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,494
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29646
Dialling codes05194
Vehicle registrationHK
Websitewww.bispingen.de
Valentin Ruths (1825–1905): Wilseder Höhe
Dat ole Huus in Wilsede
Bispingen SnowDome
St.Antonius-Kirche in Bispingen

Bispingen is a municipality in the Heidekreis district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a popular tourist destination with several holiday/theme parks. Its territory also includes the nature preserve of the Lüneburg Heath around the Wilseder Berg.

Geography

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Location

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Bispingen is located on the River Luhe and is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Soltau, or 50 km (31 mi) south of Hamburg. Bispingen lies near interchange 43 of the A 7 motorway.

Subdivisions

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  • Bispingen
  • Hützel
  • Steinbeck an der Luhe (Steinbeck/Luhe)
  • Behringen
  • Volkwardingen
  • Hörpel
  • Borstel
  • Haverbeck (Nieder- and Oberhaverbeck)
  • Wilsede, heath village at the foot of the Wilseder Berg; population: ~35

Neighbouring villages and towns

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Economy

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Bispingen is popular with tourists as a local recreation area and nature reserve.

Places of interest

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Notable people

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  • Waldemar Grube [de], founder of the firm, Grube KG Forstgerätestelle, which makes forestry equipment.
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References

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  1. ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Further reading

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  • Heinrich Schulz: Chronik von Wilsede, Stuttgart, 1967
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