Altenboitzen is a village and today a village within the borough of Walsrode in Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of Walsrode since 1974.

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Altenboitzen
Ortsteil of Walsrode
Location of Altenboitzen
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Coordinates: 52°49′0.55″N 9°30′55.38″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Town	Walsrode
Area
• Total	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population
• Total	350
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29664
Dialling codes	05166

Location

The village lies southwest of the town on the Lüneburg Heath. The Jordanbach stream flows through Altenboitzen and continues in a southwesterly direction before discharging into the River Böhme.

Road names

Altenboitzen has no road names, only house numbers.

Politics

The municipal administrator (Ortsvorsteher) is Stephan Rengstorf.

Points of interest

• In 2001 Altenboitzen was voted as one of the most beautiful villages in Lower Saxony in the competition Unser Dorf hat Zukunft ("Our Village Has a Future").
• The village is on the Verden to Walsrode railway, which was established in 1910, and which is operated by the Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn company. It was also known as the Jordan-Bomlitz Railway between Bomlitz and Altenboitzen.

External links

• Altenboitzen at www.stadt-walsrode.de
• Map of Walsrode

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