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Benzen (Walsrode)

Coordinates: 52°50′0.67″N 9°34′35.31″E / 52.8335194°N 9.5764750°E / 52.8335194; 9.5764750
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Benzen
Location of Benzen
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Benzen is located in Germany
Benzen
Benzen
Benzen is located in Lower Saxony
Benzen
Benzen
Coordinates: 52°50′0.67″N 9°34′35.31″E / 52.8335194°N 9.5764750°E / 52.8335194; 9.5764750
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHeidekreis
TownWalsrode
Area
 • Total8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 • Total240
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29664
Dialling codes05161

Benzen is a village and Ortschaft in the town of Walsrode in the Heidekreis district, Lower Saxony, north Germany.

Location

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The village lies south of the town of Walsrode on the River Böhme in the Lüneburg Heath. Benzen is only separated from Walsrode by a wood. Northeast of the village runs at a distance of 1 km the B 27 motorway, to the east is the L 190, also 1 km away.

History

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The name of the village probably comes from the Old German word Bendeffen, which means Burg or castle. Near the village is the magistrate's stone (Gerichtsstein). At this spot there was a thingstead, at which a court (Holting) met on 17 June 1491 to determine forest rights. The village of Bensenville, Illinois, in the United States, is named after the village.[citation needed]

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