Bad Bevensen
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Bad Bevensen is a town in the north of the district Uelzen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated to the east of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). The Ilmenau river, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through Bad Bevensen. Bad Bevensen is a well-known spa town.Bad Bevensen is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bevensen-Ebstorf.Incorporated into the municipality are the villages of Gollern, Groß Hesebeck, Jastorf, Klein Bünstorf, Klein Hesebeck, Medingen, Röbbel, Sasendorf and Seedorf.Jastorf is situated some 3km south of the town center. It is the site of an Iron Age cemetery which gave the name of the Jastorf culture.International relationsTwin towns – Sister citiesBad Bevensen is twinned with: Chojnice PolandNotable peopleWilhelm Wallmann, politician Ilse Falk, politician and Member of Parliament Dirk Fischer, politician Jörg Sennheiser, entrepreneurUlrich Sinn, Professor of Classical ArchaeologyJoachim Eigenherr, athleteVolker Besht, Brigadier General of the BundeswehrHeinrich Lange, Vice Admiral of the German navyChristian Dexne, sports presenter
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