Bevensen is a former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the town Bad Bevensen. At the 1 November 2011 local government reform, the Samtgemeinden Bevensen and Altes Amt Ebstorf merged to form the new Samtgemeinde Bevensen-Ebstorf.

Bevensen
Samtgemeinde
Coat of arms
Location of Bevensen
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Coordinates: 53°04′43″N 10°34′41″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Uelzen
Disbanded	1 November 2011
Subdivisions	8 municipalities
Area
• Total	226.66 km2 (87.51 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2010-12-31)[1]
• Total	16,050
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29549
Dialling codes	05821
Vehicle registration	UE
Website	bad-bevensen.de

Geography

Municipalities

The Bevensen Samtgemeinde consisted of the following eight municipalities:

The villages in the eight municipalities:

Politics

Municipal council

After the local elections of 10 September 2006 the municipal council was made up as follows:

• CDU: 13 seats
• SPD: 11 seats
• Greens: 3 seats
• Bad Bevensen independents: 3 seats
• FDP: 2 Sitze

The mayor also had a seat and a vote.

Notable residents

• Josef Oberhauser (1915–1979), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant and Holocaust perpetrator

References