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Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Bergen is a town in the north of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony, Germany. The infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was located not far from Belsen, one of several farming villages in the borough.
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Afrikamuseum
Founded about a century ago by a school teacher, now maintained by a couple who has lived for long periods in Africa, this museum presents the nature and culture of sub-Saharan Africa. Exhibits include stuffed animals and animal parts, photos, paintings and other artwork.
Waldarbeitmuseum
Learn about the local forests and the forestry, from logging to planting new trees. There are tools, photos, and documents on display.
Heimatmuseum Römstedthaus
Discover local and regional history at this museum housed in a 350-year old farmhouse.
Großsteingrab bei Siddernhausen
The dolmen or megalithic (large stone) gravesite dates to the Late Funnelbeaker culture (3,000-2,700 BC.)
Großsteingrabanlage
The "Sieben Steinhäusern" is a megalithic gravesite consisting of five massive stone tombs on the Bergen-Hohne military Training Area near Ostenholz. At normal circumstances, the site is only accessible at weekends due to military presence during the weekdays.
Bronzezeitliches Hügelgrab bei Wohlde
In the woods and pastures around Wohlde there are around 45 barrows (prehistoric burial mounds) from the Early Bronze Age (ca. 1,500-1,200 BC.)
Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen
The infamous Belsen concentration camp, liberated by British forces in 1945, is now a memorial site with a comprehensive visitor centre. Today, only the sombre mounds of mass graves remain along with various monuments to those who died; the original camp was razed by the British after its survivors had been rescued and, in most cases, temporarily housed in the nearby barracks of Lager Hohne. The suffering of Anne Frank and her diary are associated worldwide with the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, and at the site there's a memorial gravestone of Anne and her sister Margot. See also Holocaust remembrance.
The Schutzenplatz is a large building surrounded by a small woodland park. It is used for festivals and open area events throughout the year.
Surrounded by trees and bushes, this grassy area is a safe and peaceful space, with a playground for the children and a pond where you can feed the ducks. Easily accessible by bike.
The Church of St Lambertus is the Lutheran town church in Bergen. Built in 1826, it is a three-naved building with low ceilings over the galleries. It was extended eastwards in 1900. The separately standing clock tower dates from 1728.
Historischer Rundgang durch Bergen
Follow this historic trail around Bergen with 11 stops where information boards tell the story behind each of the historic houses en route. Or just enjoy the circular walk around the town!
Bicycles can be rented by the day or week from the local bicycle shop.
A really nice indoor heated pool, ideal for all ages.
Tennis, squash, various other sport, sauna, restaurant.
The town hall is used for numerous events including theatrical productions, live music, art & cultural exhibitions. It can also be hired out for private functions, e.g. weddings.
Bergen's main ice cream parlour. Not large or particularly cosy, but good selection of ice creams.
No frills Mexican steakhouse. Good food at reasonable prices and they speak English, very good steaks but if you don't mind getting messy try the BBQ ribs
Very pleasant and with good selection of Italian meals. Staff speaks English, German and Italian and are very helpful. Closed on Tuesdays.
A good selection of Greek dishes at a reasonable cost.
Irish pub.
Café serving breakfast, cakes and Flammküchen (a pizza-like flatbread from the French-German border region).
Bakery and café.
A small park for 6-8 campers with water and waste point. A 5-min walk into town centre, plenty of places to eat and drink.
A family run hotel and restaurant with nice rooms and good value. The staff are very friendly and speak English.
Medium-priced 3-star hotel a 5-min walk from the town centre. Some staff speak English. number of rooms: 21. conference rooms
A very nice 3-star hotel serving excellent food in its restaurant.
Just one of the "one stop" shops in Bergen, the store contains a shoe shop, clothing shop, Bakery and of course a super market with food, Electrical and kitchen goods. The store stocks a good selection of International foods, including British for those that can't do without English tea etc.
Supermarket, bakery and flowers.
Supermarket and bakery.
Farmers' market selling local produce.
Post office and gift store.
Chemist stocking the normal range of medicines and remedies including prescription drugs. English spoken and very helpful staff.
Drugstore/chemist.
By bus
CeBus operates local buses from Celle to Bergen (line 100) with hourly departures on weekdays and a couple of departures on Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
By train
Bergen's railway stations are exclusively for freight.
By plane
The nearest airport to Bergen is Hanover (HAJ) which is a main international airport with regular flights from most European capitals and major cities.
Bergen is not a large town and one can walk to most places quite easily. There is no local public transport but there are plenty of taxis available. The nearest railway station is at Celle.
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