Bomlitz


Bomlitz is a village and a former municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. On 1 January 2020, it was merged into the town Walsrode.

Geography

Location

Bomlitz lies on the Lüneburg Heath in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, Bomlitz and Warnau run through the municipality.

Parishes

The municipality of Bomlitz comprised eight localities : Ahrsen, Benefeld, Bomlitz, Bommelsen, Borg, Jarlingen, Kroge and Uetzingen.

History

In the fall of 1944, a short-lived satellite camp of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp operated at Bomlitz-Benefeld. Guarded by SS staff, around 600 women were forced to work at the Eibia GmbH gunpowder works.

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council of Bomlitz consists of 20 councillors and the mayor who is from the SPD party.
Nearby is the Walsrode Bird Park. It is one of the largest bird parks in the world with an area of 240,000 m². About 4,000 birds of over 700 different species live on the site.

Natural monuments

In the Eibia local recreation area there are several pre-Christian tumuli.

Sport

There are 2 large sports clubs in Bomlitz:
The Bomlitz-Lönsheide Sports Club was formed by the merger of Bomlitz Sports Club and the Uetzingen-Honerdingen Sports Club. The club has 14 specialisations.
The Benefeld-Cordingen Sports Club has almost 1,200 members and offers a similarly broad spectrum of sports.