Bevensen
# Bevensen

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 |
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## 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
