Walsrode

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Walsrode
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Walsrode within Heidekreis district
Walsrode Show map of Germany Walsrode Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 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 (2020–25)	Helma Spöring[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	334.8 km2 (129.3 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	30,819
• Density	92/km2 (240/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:

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

grant Walsrode a town charter.

1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's

Cathedral, is born in the town.

Early modern times

1626 Extensive destruction in the town by the troops of Count

.

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

first extends to Walsrode.

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Walsrode is twinned with:^[3]

• Blainville-sur-Orne, France
• Gernrode (Quedlinburg), Germany
• Hibbing, United States
• Kępice, Poland
• Kovel, Ukraine
• Zaltbommel, Netherlands

Notable people

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