Dorfmark

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The village of Dorfmark is part of the borough of Bad Fallingbostel in Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Dorfmark has 3,469 inhabitants, over 22% of the borough's population, and an area of 15.48 square kilometres (3,830 acres), some 24% of the total area in the borough.

The River Böhme flows through Dorfmark and discharges into the Aller between Hodenhagen and Rethem.

History

Tumuli from the Old Bronze Age are the most visible witnesses of earlier settlement.

The first mention of Dorfmark in the records was around 968 (as Thormarcon). In 1927/28 the village incorporated the farming communities of Westendorf, Fischendorf, Dorfmark and Winkelhausen. Since the regional reorganisation in 1974, Dorfmark has belonged to Bad Fallingbostel. Previously it had been independent.

Economy

An important economic factor in the village, in addition to handicrafts and agriculture, is tourism. In the industrial estate is one of the largest used car centres in Europe: ALD AutoLeasing D sells there about 10,000 former leased cars per year.

Transport

Dorfmark lies immediately next to A 7 motorway exit no. 46. The B 440 federal road begins at the exit and runs to Rotenburg (Wümme). The Landesstraße L 163 runs through the village in a north-south direction from Soltau to Bad Fallingbostel and crosses the B 440 within the village. Dorfmark also has a station on the Heath Railway that runs from Hanover to Soltau.

Events

Places of interest

People

Twin towns – sister cities

Dorfmark is twinned with: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Feuerwehr Dorfmark
  2. ↑ Krämermarkt Dorfmark
  3. ↑ Stiftung Kirchspiel Dorfmark Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Heimatverein Kirchspiel Dorfmark
  5. ↑ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.

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