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Balge

Coordinates:52°43′10″N09°11′11″E/ 52.71944°N 9.18639°E/52.71944; 9.18639
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Balge
Church in Balge
Church in Balge
Coat of arms of Balge
Location of Balge within Nienburg/Weser district
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Balge is located in Germany
Balge
Balge
Coordinates:52°43′10″N09°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
• Total
33.07 km2(12.77 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
(2022-12-31)[1]
• Total
1,716
• 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

Balgeis a municipality in thedistrict of Nienburg,inLower Saxony,Germany,located on theWeser river.The community belongs to theSamtgemeindeWeser-Auewhich consists of six municipalities including Balge.

History

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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

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

  • 6SPDseats
  • 5 seats for members at large from the Balge voting community (as of the election of September 11, 2011).

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

Culture and Sites of Interest

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Sites

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Sports

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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

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  • Kindergarten in Balge[7]
  • Because of strong evidence of projected decrease in school population, (sometimes only five students per year) the closure of the primary school site in Balge was decided in early 2008.

Noteworthy Person

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

References

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  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,ISBN3-17-003263-1
  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.ISBN978-3-86568-885-9.
  5. ^"Mühle - Hof Benther Mühle".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-07-13.Retrieved2016-07-12.
  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.