# Bomlitz

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For the river of Lower Saxony, Germany, see [Bomlitz (river)](/source/Bomlitz_(river)).

**Bomlitz** (ˈbɔmlɪts) is a village and a former [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Germany) in the [Heidekreis district](/source/Heidekreis), in [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). On 1 January 2020, it was merged into the town [Walsrode](/source/Walsrode).

## Geography

### Location

Bomlitz lies on the [Lüneburg Heath](/source/L%C3%BCneburg_Heath) in a heavily wooded area. The two rivers, [Bomlitz](/source/Bomlitz_(river)) and [Warnau](/source/Warnau_(river)) run through the municipality.

### Parishes

The municipality of Bomlitz comprised eight localities (*Ortschaften*): [Ahrsen](/source/Ahrsen), [Benefeld](/source/Benefeld), Bomlitz, [Bommelsen](/source/Bommelsen), [Borg](/source/Borg_(Bomlitz)), [Jarlingen](/source/Jarlingen), [Kroge](/source/Kroge_(Bomlitz)) and [Uetzingen](/source/Uetzingen).

## History

In the fall of 1944, a short-lived satellite camp of [Bergen-Belsen concentration camp](/source/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.[1]: 204

## Politics

### Municipal council

The municipal council (*Gemeinderat*) of Bomlitz consists of 20 councillors and the mayor (*Bürgermeister*) who is from the [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany) party.

- [CDU](/source/Christlich_Demokratische_Union_Deutschlands) 8 seats
- [SPD](/source/Sozialdemokratische_Partei_Deutschlands) 12 seats

(as at the [local elections](/source/Local_elections) on 10 September 2006)

- Mayor: Michael Lebid

### Twin towns

- [Kępice](/source/K%C4%99pice), Poland
- [Blainville sur Orne](/source/Blainville_sur_Orne), France.

### Parks

Nearby is the [Walsrode Bird Park](/source/Walsrode_Bird_Park). It is one of the largest [bird parks](/source/Aviary) 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:

- SG Bomlitz-Lönsheide

The Bomlitz-Lönsheide Sports Club (*Sportgemeinschaft Bomlitz-Lönsheide*) was formed by the merger of Bomlitz Sports Club (*Sportverein Bomlitz*) and the Uetzingen-Honerdingen Sports Club (*Spielgemeinschaft Uetzingen-Honerdingen*). The club has 14 specialisations (including football, handball, cycling and swimming).

- SG Benefeld-Cordingen

The Benefeld-Cordingen Sports Club (*Sportgemeinschaft Benefeld-Cordingen*) has almost 1,200 members and offers a similarly broad spectrum of sports (including football, handball, gymnastics, walking and, since its merger with the Tennisclub Blau-Weiss Bomlitz in 2010, tennis as well).

- Bomlitz has a heated open-air swimming pool with a 50-metre pool, diving board and non-swimmer's and small children's pools.

## References

1. 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.

## Sources

- Olaf Mußmann: *Bomlitz. Perspektiven der Geschichte.* Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1989; ISBN 3-89264-305-9
- Olaf Mußmann: *Komplexe Geschichte. Systemtheorie, Selbstorganisation und Regionalgeschichte. Von der Papiermühle zur Pulverfabrik. Ein historischer Längsschnitt der Gemeinde Bomlitz.* Universität, Dissertation, Hanover 1994
- Olaf Mußmann: *Selbstorganisation und Chaostheorie in der Geschichtswissenschaft. Das Beispiel des Gewerbe- und Rüstungsdorfes Bomlitz 1680–1930.* Leipziger Univ.-Verlag, Leipzig 1998; ISBN 3-933240-10-7
- Thorsten Neubert-Preine: *Bomlitz. Von der Papiermühle zur Großgemeinde.* Herausgeber Stiftung Geschichtshaus Bomlitz, Rückblende Nr. 5, Mai 2010

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