Balge
Municipality
Church in Balge
Church in Balge
Coat of arms of Balge
Coat of arms
Location of Balge within Nienburg/Weser district
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Balge is located in Germany
Balge
Balge
Balge is located in Lower Saxony
Balge
Balge
Coordinates: 52°43′10″N 09°11′11″E / 52.71944°N 9.18639°E / 52.71944; 9.18639
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictNienburg/Weser
Municipal assoc.Weser-Aue
Subdivisions10
Government
 • MayorBarbara König-Meyer (SPD)
Area
 • Total33.07 km2 (12.77 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,716
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31609
Dialling codes04257, 05021 oder 05022
Vehicle registrationNI

Balge is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Weser river. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Weser-Aue which consists of six municipalities including Balge.

History

On March 1, 1974 the community of Balge, Blenhorst, Bötenberg, Buchhorst, Holzbalge, Mehlbergen and Sebbenhausen were merged to form a new municipality called Blenhorst. The name was officially changed to Balge on January 23, 1976.[2]

Politics

The local council of governance consists of eleven women counsellors. Including:

Barbara King-Meyer (SPD) is honorary mayor from the community of Balge[3]

Culture and Sites of Interest

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Sites

Sports

The sports club in Balge (SV Sebbenhausen / Balge),[6] sponsors several gun clubs, and two marching bands from individual districts.

Economy and Infrastructure

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Education

Noteworthy Person

Heinrich Löhmann - (1933 Siebbenhausen). Farmer and author of "Kindheit Auf dem Dorf, Jungend in wechselvoller Zeit"[8]

References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ^ Statistisches Bundesamt, ed. (1983), Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982 (in German), Stuttgart und Mainz: W. Kohlhammer, pp. 199 und 200, ISBN 3-17-003263-1
  3. ^ Konstituierende Sitzung des Rates der Gemeinde Balge
  4. ^ Wormuth, Ruediger (2013). Muehlen in Niedersachsen und Bremen, Die Mittelweserregion, Landkreise Diepholz und Nienburg/Weser. Petersberg: Pappband. pp. 167, 168. ISBN 978-3-86568-885-9.
  5. ^ "Mühle - Hof Benther Mühle". Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  6. ^ Website of the SV Sebbenhausen/Balge e.V. 1972
  7. ^ Website of Kindergartens in Balge
  8. ^ "Kindheit auf dem Dorf. Großdruck: Jugend in wechselvoller Zeit 1933-1950". Kindheit auf dem Dorf. Großdruck: Jugend in wechsel voller Zeit 1933-1950.
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