Baven is a village in the municipality of Südheide in the north of Celle district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the western edge of the Südheide Nature Park, on the Lüneburg Heath and currently has a population of 1,638.

Baven
Ortsteil of Südheide
Location of Baven
Baven Show map of Germany Baven Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°50′39″N 10°4′49″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Municipality	Südheide
Population
• Total	1,638
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29320
Dialling codes	05052

There is evidence that the first settlements here go back to the Bronze Age. Until the 19th century Baven consisted of 15 farmsteads, before the sale and division of an estate (Hofstelle) made new land available and the number of inhabitants rose markedly. In 1973 Baven was incorporated into the municipality of Hermannsburg as part of the regional and administrative reform in Lower Saxony.[1] Hermannsburg became part of Südheide in 2015.

Just north of the village a small stream, the Brunau feeds into the river Örtze.

Bibliography

• Matthias Blazek: 100 Jahre organisiertes Feuerlöschwesen in Baven 1907–2007. Hermannsburg 2007 ISBN 978-3-00-019848-9
• Hartmut Rißmann (editor): Bavener Dorf-Chronik. Hermannsburg 1995
• Gerhard Röhrs (editor): Chronik Baven. Hermannsburg 1993

External links

• Information about Baven (in German)

References