Nindorf (Bergen)

Nindorf is a village administered by the Lower Saxon town of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Bergen on the B 3 federal road and currently has 225 inhabitants.

Nindorf
Ortsteil of Bergen
Location of Nindorf
Nindorf Nindorf
Coordinates: 52°50′33″N 09°58′29″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Town	Bergen
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population
• Total	1,656
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29303
Dialling codes	05051

Entrance to the living quarters of a farmhouse

History

Nindorf was originally mentioned in 1197 under the name of villa Nendorpe. It is also responsible for Widdernhausen. The village lies on the K 12 district road (Kreisstraße), that runs from Bergen to Wietzendorf. Today it consists of a mixture of original farmsteads, some with old Treppenspeicher barns, but also modern farmhouses.

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  1914–1918 and 1939–1945 war memorial
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  Modernised living quarters of a farmhouse
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  Old farmhouse with Treppenspeicher barn

Politics

Since the merging of local councils as part of the Lower Saxon administrative reforms of 1971, Nindorf has been part of the town of Bergen. Nindorf is represented by a parish council (Ortsrat) and a chairman (Ortsbürgermeister). The council is empowered, inter alia, to make decisions about public services in the village, is responsible for maintaining the appearance of the village and for overseeing its clubs and societies, and has to be consulted by the town of Bergen on all important matters affecting the village.[1] It consists of five elected representatives who, together with the chair, sit on the Bergen town council. The parish council elects its own chair. The current incumbent is Eckart Borges.

References

1. Information about the Lower Saxony Community Constitution

Literature

• Wilfried Hormann: Aus der Geschichte von Nindorf, Typoskript 1963(73)

External links

• Informationen über Nindorf