Buchholz in der Nordheide is the largest town in the district of Harburg

Harburg

Harburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It takes its name from the town of Harburg upon Elbe, which used to be the capital of the district but is now part of Hamburg...

, in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

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. It is situated approx. 25 km southwest of Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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Geography

Buchholz is home to the Brunsberg, the region's highest mountain (129m). It is on the northern edge of the Lüneburg Heath

Lüneburg Heath

The Lüneburg Heath is a large area of heath, geest and woodland in northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover, and Bremen and is named after the town of Lüneburg. Most of the area is a nature reserve...

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History

In 1958, Buchholz got the city charter.

In 1992, Buchholz was struck by a small tornado which destroyed many trees and damaged some houses. In 2002, the temperature in Buchholz rose above 38 degrees Celsius, marking an all-time high for this region.

In 2006, Buchholz tried to set a new world-record by placing a crowd of 2000 people near the local swimming pool, forming a big heart. However, this attempt failed because 39 people did not show up.

Division of the town

The city districts Steinbeck, Dibbersen, Seppensen, Holm-Seppensen, Sprötze and Trelde belong to Buchholz.

Districts sort by population:

• Buchholz (nucleated town)
  • District Reindorf
  • District Vaensen
  • District Buensen
• Holm-Seppensen
  • District Seppensen
  • District Holm-Seppensen
  • District Holm
• Steinbeck
  • District Steinbeck
  • District Meilsen
• Sprötze
  Sprötze
  The former independent municipality of Sprötze in the north German state of Lower Saxony was merged in 1972 with another five villages into the town of Buchholz in der Nordheide.- Transportation :...
  
  
• Trelde
  • District Trelde
  • District Suerhop
• Dibbersen
  • District Dibbersen
  • District Dangersen

Number of inhabitants

• 1821 – 178
• 1871 – 350
• 1905 – 1.220
• 1925 – 2.138
• 1939 – 3.110
• 1945 – ca. 5.000
• 1946 – 6.003
• 1958 – 7.523
• 1963 – 10.364
• 1968 – 13.590
• 1972 – 15.273
• 1972 – 22.620
• 1975 – 26.393
• 1998 – 35.264
• 1999 – 35.603
• 2000 – 35.916
• 2001 – 36.109
• 2002 – 36.483
• 2003 – 37.943
• 2004 – 38.556
• 2005 – 40.500

International relations

Buchholz has three sister cities: Canteleu

Canteleu

-Population:-Places of interest:* Saint-Martin’s church, dating from the thirteenth century.* The seventeenth century convent of Sainte-Barbe, built over a cave in the cliffs, overlooking the river.* The Flaubert museum....

 in France, Wołów in Poland and Järvenpää

Järvenpää

Järvenpää is a town and municipality of Finland.-History:Järvenpää was separated from its parent community Tuusula in 1951. Järvenpää was granted the status of a market town after the separation. Neighbouring districts Kellokoski and Nummenkylä were not added to the municipality of Järvenpää and...

in Finland.

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