Hambühren

Hambühren

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Hambühren

Coordinates: 52°38′0″N 09°59′0″E / 52.63333°N 9.98333°E / 52.63333; 9.98333Coordinates: 52°38′0″N 09°59′0″E / 52.63333°N 9.98333°E / 52.63333; 9.98333
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Celle
Government
  Mayor Rüdiger Harries
Area
  Total 56.7 km2 (21.9 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 10,021
  Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 29313
Dialling codes 05084, 05143 (Oldau)
Vehicle registration CE
Website www.hambuehren.de

Hambühren is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Celle.

History

From the summer of 1944 to February 1945, a satellite camp of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was in operation at Hambühren. Guarded by SS staff, around 400 female prisoners were forced to expand the former potash mine and to lay train tracks to it, work carried out by the company Hochtief. The tunnels were intended as an underground production site for Bremen plane manufacturer Focke-Wulf.[2]:204

References

  1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
  2. Knoch, Habbo (ed) (2010). Bergen-Belsen: Wehrmacht POW Camp 1940–1945, Concentration Camp 1943–1945, Displaced Persons Camp 1945–1950. Catalogue of the permanent exhibition. Wallstein. ISBN 978-3-8353-0794-0.


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