Belsen (Bergen)

Belsen is a village within the German borough of Bergen in the northern part of Celle on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. The village, whose original site is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Bergen, has 331 residents (as at: 31 December 2000).

Ortsteil of Bergen
Belsen, Im alten Dorf 1.jpg
Coordinates: 52°47′9″N 9°56′12″E / 52.78583°N 9.93667°E / 52.78583; 9.93667Coordinates: 52°47′9″N 9°56′12″E / 52.78583°N 9.93667°E / 52.78583; 9.93667
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCelle
TownBergen
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total260
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29303

Footnotes and references

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

Literature

  • Friedrich Barenscheer u.a., Bauernbuch, o.J. (about 1935). In the Bergen Town Archives (Stadtarchiv Bergen)
  • Quellensammlung zur Ortsgeschichte Belsen, In the Bergen Town Archives
  • Lehnsbriefe über Belehnung der Mühle Belsen, (from 1554), In the Bergen Town Archives