Hermannsburg
Encyclopedia
Hermannsburg is a municipality in the Celle
district, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated at the River Örtze
, approx. 15 kilometers east of Bergen
and 30 kilometers north of Celle
.
here, which is still active today in countries overseas and is now part of the Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony
.
Celle (district)
Celle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Heidekreis.- Geography :...
district, 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
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated at the River Örtze
Örtze
The Örtze is a river in the North German state of Lower Saxony, which rises north of Munster in the Große Heide and, after , joins the Aller southeast of Winsen.- Source and course :...
, approx. 15 kilometers east of Bergen
Bergen, Lower Saxony
Bergen is a town in the north of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively it acts as a municipal borough divided into 12 subordinate parishes based on the town and its surrounding villages: Becklingen, Belsen, Bergen, Bleckmar, Diesten, Dohnsen, Eversen,...
and 30 kilometers north of Celle
Celle
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...
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Division of the municipality
The municipality of Hermannsburg consists of 6 districts:- BavenBavenBaven is a village in the parish of Hermannsburg in the north of Celle district in central Germany. It lies on the western edge of the Südheide Nature Park, on the Lüneburg Heath and currently has a population of 1,638....
- BeckedorfBeckedorf (Celle district)Beckedorf is a village in the municipality of Hermannsburg in northern Celle district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Situated on the western edge of the Southern Heath Nature Park in the Lüneburg Heath, about 1 km southwest of Hermannsburg itself, it currently has about 610 inhabitants. The...
- BonstorfBonstorfBonstorf is a village in the parish of Hermannsburg in the north of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in central Germany.Bonstorf lies about 3 km from Hermannsburg on the boundary with the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel and currently has about 530 inhabitants...
- Hermannsburg
- OldendorfOldendorf (Celle district)Oldendorf is a village in the parish of Hermannsburg in the northern part of Celle district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the western edge of the Southern Heath Nature Park, on the Lüneburg Heath, about 2 km south of the main village of Hermannsburg and currently has about 640 inhabitants...
- Weesen
History
Hermannsburg was founded by Hermann Billung, after whom it has been named. Pastor Louis (also: Ludwig) Harms founded the Hermannsburger MissionHermannsburger Mission
----The Hermannsburger Mission was founded in 1849 in Hermannsburg by Louis Harms. Its function has now been merged into the work of the Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony....
here, which is still active today in countries overseas and is now part of the Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony
Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony
The Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony or ELM is a German Protestant mission organisation.- Purpose:- History :On 12 October 1849 the Hermannsburg pastor, Ludwig Harms, began training the first missionaries. At the outset it was called the Hermannsburg Mission...
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