Hambühren

Hambühren
Hambühren
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hambühren within Celle district
	Hambühren Hambühren
	Coordinates: 52°38′0″N 09°59′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Herbst
Area
• Total	56.7 km2 (21.9 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,317
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29313
Dialling codes	05084, 05143 (Oldau)
Vehicle registration	CE
Website	www.hambuehren.de

Hambühren is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Celle.

History

From the summer of 1944 to February 1945, a satellite camp of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was in operation at Hambühren. Guarded by SS staff, around 400 female prisoners were forced to expand the former potash mine and to lay train tracks to it, work carried out by the company Hochtief. The tunnels were intended as an underground production site for Bremen plane manufacturer Focke-Wulf.[2]^:204

References

Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.
Knoch, Habbo, ed. (2010). Bergen-Belsen: Wehrmacht POW Camp 1940–1945, Concentration Camp 1943–1945, Displaced Persons Camp 1945–1950. Catalogue of the Permanent Exhibition. Wallstein. ISBN 978-3-8353-0794-0.

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[1] Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.

[New_Exhibition_Guide-2] Knoch, Habbo, ed. (2010). Bergen-Belsen: Wehrmacht POW Camp 1940–1945, Concentration Camp 1943–1945, Displaced Persons Camp 1945–1950. Catalogue of the Permanent Exhibition. Wallstein. ISBN 978-3-8353-0794-0.