Walsrode

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Walsrode
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 52°52′N 9°35′E / 52.867°N 9.583°E / 52.867; 9.583Coordinates: 52°52′N 9°35′E / 52.867°N 9.583°E / 52.867; 9.583
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Subdivisions	31 districts
Government
• Mayor	Helma Spöring (Ind.)
Area
• Total	334.8 km2 (129.3 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	30,220
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29664
Dialling codes	05161
Vehicle registration	HK
Website	www.walsrode.de

Walsrode (German pronunciation: [valsˈʁoːdə]) is a town in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The former municipality Bomlitz was merged into Walsrode in January 2020.

History[]

Middle Ages[]

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986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mention of the town is dated May 7, 986.

1383 The dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter.

1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms. At the end of the 15th century the sculptor Hans Brüggemann, creator of the renowned Bordesholm Altar of Schleswig Cathedral, is born in the town.

Early modern times[]

Life-sized statue of Herman Löns in Walsrode

1626 Extensive destruction in the town by the troops of Count Tilly during the Thirty Years' War.

1757 The town is totally destroyed by a catastrophic fire.

1811 During the Napoleonic era, Walsrode becomes a border town between France and the Kingdom of Westphalia.

1814 Walsrode is incorporated in the Kingdom of Hanover.

1866 Annexation of Walsrode by Prussia.

1890 Railroad first extends to Walsrode.

1897 The poet Hermann Löns first visits the town.

20th century[]

1935 Löns, who died in 1914, is reburied in Walsrode.

1957 The German border patrol agency (Bundesgrenzschutz) establishes a training school in the town.

1984 The state legislature of Lower Saxony allows the town to incorporate as an "independent community".

Places of interest[]

• Walsrode Abbey
• Rischmannshof Heath Museum
• Weltvogelpark Walsrode

Government[]

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

Walsrode is twinned with:

• Gernrode, Germany
• Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
• Kovel, Ukraine
• Zaltbommel, Netherlands

Notable people[]

• Hans Brüggemann (c. 1480-after 1521), German artist
• Louis Harms (1808-1865), German lutheran pastor
• Hermine Overbeck-Rohte (1869-1938), German landscape painter
• Maren Kroymann (born 1949), German actress and singer
• Gaby Papenburg (born 1960), German sports journalist
• Frank Glorius (born 1972), German chemist
• Onur Ayık (born 1990), German footballer

See also[]

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Walsrode.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Walsrode.