Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
🇩🇪 Walsrode is a town in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The former municipality Bomlitz was merged into Walsrode in 2020.
History 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 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.
History: 20th century 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.
Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Walsrode has a population of over 30,040 people. Walsrode also forms part of the wider Heide District which has a population of over 140,885 people. Walsrode is situated 8 km west of Bad Fallingbostel.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Walsrode has links with:
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Locations Near: Walsrode 9.58333,52.8667
🇩🇪 Bad Fallingbostel 9.693,52.866 d: 7.4
🇩🇪 Rotenburg 9.383,53.1 d: 29.2
🇩🇪 Verden 9.233,52.917 d: 24.1
🇩🇪 Nienburg 9.221,52.637 d: 35.3
🇩🇪 Langenhagen 9.733,52.433 d: 49.2
🇩🇪 Hannover 9.738,52.372 d: 56
🇩🇪 Hanover 9.738,52.368 d: 56.5
🇩🇪 Buchholz in der Nordheide 9.867,53.317 d: 53.5
Antipodal to: Walsrode -170.417,-52.867
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