Becklingen

Becklingen is a German village in Bergen in the northern part of Celle on the Lüneburg Heath. Previously an independent municipality, it is part of the town Bergen since 1971.

Ortsteil of Bergen
Farmhouse in Becklingen.jpg
Coordinates: 52°52′01″N 09°54′17″E / 52.86694°N 9.90472°E / 52.86694; 9.90472Coordinates: 52°52′01″N 09°54′17″E / 52.86694°N 9.90472°E / 52.86694; 9.90472
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCelle
TownBergen
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total370
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29303

Geography

Becklingen is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Bergen just off the B 3 federal highway. Its parish includes the villages of Becklingen, Oehus and Tannensieksberg. There is also a hamlet known as Becklingen (Bhf) which has grown up around the old station about a mile from the main village. Bhf is the German abbreviation for Bahnhof or 'railway station'.

Footnotes and references

  1. "Zahlen, Daten, Fakten". Stadt Bergen. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

Literature

  • Günther Ebel (Hrsg.), Die Geschichte der Feuerwehr in Becklingen, Becklingen, 1984

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