Bienenbüttel

Bienenbüttel
Coat of arms
Bienenbüttel
Location of Bienenbüttel within Uelzen district
Coordinates: 53°8′36″N 10°29′25″E / 53.14333°N 10.49028°ECoordinates: 53°8′36″N 10°29′25″E / 53.14333°N 10.49028°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Uelzen
Government
• Mayor	Heinz-Günter Waltje (CDU)
Area
• Total	99 km^2 (38 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,533
• Density	66/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29553
Dialling codes	05823
Vehicle registration	UE
Website	www.bienenbuettel.de

Bienenbüttel is a free municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilmenau, approx. 20 km north of Uelzen, and 13 km southeast of Lüneburg. Bienenbüttel is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide).

Bienenbüttel is the seat of the Einheitsgemeinde ("free municipality") Bienenbüttel. Incorporated into the municipality are the villages of Bargdorf, Beverbeck with Grünewald, Bornsen, Edendorf, Eitzen I with Bardenhagen, Grünhagen, Hohenbostel, Hohnstorf, Niendorf, Rieste with Neu-Rieste, Steddorf with Neu-Steddorf, Varendorf, Wichmannsburg and Wulfstorf.

Bienenbüttel is located at the Elbe-Seitenkanal a 115 km long waterway. Bienenbüttel also is a station of the highspeed rail route Hamburg-Uelzen-Hannover

References

1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)