Hambühren

Hambühren
Coat of arms
Hambühren
Location of Hambühren within Celle district
Coordinates: 52°38′0″N 09°59′0″E / 52.63333°N 9.98333°ECoordinates: 52°38′0″N 09°59′0″E / 52.63333°N 9.98333°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Government
• Mayor	Rüdiger Harries
Area
• Total	56.7 km^2 (21.9 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,021
• Density	180/km^2 (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.