Hambühren

Hambühren
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Hambühren within Celle district
Location of Hambühren
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Coordinates: 52°38′N 09°59′E / 52.633°N 9.983°E / 52.633; 9.983
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Thomas Kranz[1]
Area
• Total	56.7 km^2 (21.9 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	10,882
• Density	192/km^2 (497/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.^[3]: 204

References

1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. 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.