Belsen (Bergen)
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Belsen is a village within the German borough of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. The village, whose original site lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Bergen, has 331 inhabitants (as at: 31 December 2000). The Belsen concentration camp was named after it. Today Belsen is dominated by the former British Army camp of Hohne (German: Lager Hohne) on the edge of the NATO firing ranges.
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Coordinates: 52°47′9″N 9°56′12″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Celle |
Town | Bergen |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 260 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 29303 |
Dialling codes | 05051 |
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