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.
Geography
Municipalities The Bevensen Samtgemeinde consisted of the following eight municipalities: Altenmedingen Bad Bevensen, town Barum Emmendorf Himbergen Jelmstorf Römstedt Weste
The villages in the eight municipalities: Gemeinde Altenmedingen Aljarn Altenmedingen Bohndorf Bostelwiebeck Eddelstorf Haaßel Reisenmoor Secklendorf Vorwerk Town of Bad Bevensen Bad Bevensen Gollern Groß Hesebeck Jastorf Klein Bünstorf Klein Hesebeck Medingen Röbbel Sasendorf Seedorf Gemeinde Barum Barum Tätendorf-Eppensen Gut Hoystorf Gemeinde Emmendorf Emmendorf Heitbrack Nassennottorf Walmstorf Gemeinde Himbergen Almstorf Brockhimbergen Groß Thondorf Himbergen Hohenfier Kettelstorf Klein Thondorf Kollendorf Rohrstorf Strothe Gemeinde Jelmstorf Addenstorf Bruchtorf Jelmstorf Gemeinde Römstedt Drögennottorf Havekost Masbrock Niendorf I Römstedt Gemeinde Weste Hagen Höver Oetzendorf Schlagte Testorf Weste
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
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