Balge Explained

Image Coa:	DEU Balge COA.svg
Coordinates:	52.7194°N 9.1864°W
Image Plan:	Balge in NI.svg
State:	Niedersachsen
District:	Nienburg/Weser
Samtgemeinde:	Weser-Aue
Elevation:	23
Area:	33.07
Postal Code:	31609
Area Code:	04257, 05021 oder 05022
Licence:	NI
Gemeindeschlüssel:	03 2 56 001
Divisions:	10
Mayor:	Barbara König-Meyer
Party:	SPD

Balge is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Weser river. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Weser-Aue which consists of six municipalities including Balge.

History

On March 1, 1974 the community of Balge, Blenhorst, Bötenberg, Buchhorst, Holzbalge, Mehlbergen and Sebbenhausen were merged to form a new municipality called Blenhorst. The name was officially changed to Balge on January 23, 1976.

Politics

The local council of governance consists of eleven women counsellors. Including:

6 SPD seats
5 seats for members at large from the Balge voting community (as of the election of September 11, 2011).

Barbara King-Meyer (SPD) is honorary mayor from the community of Balge^[1]

Sites

In Blenhorst there is a sawmill and flour mill that has been in operation since 1769.
In Bötenberg there is a watermill, the Benther Mill, that was first registered as a grain mill in 1553. It is no longer in operation, but was a grain mill and sawmill.^[2] ^[3]
The village church in Balge with its striking tower was built circa 1300 in Romanesque style.

Sports

The sports club in Balge (SV Sebbenhausen / Balge),^[4] sponsors several gun clubs, and two marching bands from individual districts.

Education

Kindergarten in Balge^[5]
Because of strong evidence of projected decrease in school population, (sometimes only five students per year) the closure of the primary school site in Balge was decided in early 2008.

Noteworthy Person

Heinrich Löhmann - (1933 Siebbenhausen). Farmer and author of "Kindheit Auf dem Dorf, Jungend in wechselvoller Zeit"^[6]

Notes and References

http://www.marklohe.de/portal/meldungen/detail-909000371-21570.html?id=909000371 Konstituierende Sitzung des Rates der Gemeinde Balge
Book: Wormuth. Ruediger. Muehlen in Niedersachsen und Bremen, Die Mittelweserregion, Landkreise Diepholz und Nienburg/Weser. 2013. Pappband. Petersberg. 978-3-86568-885-9. 167, 168.
Web site: Mühle - Hof Benther Mühle . 2016-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160713203104/http://hof-benther-muehle.de/muehle/ . 2016-07-13 . dead .
http://www.sv-sebbenhausen-balge.de Website of the SV Sebbenhausen/Balge e.V. 1972
http://www.kindergarten-balge.de Website of Kindergartens in Balge
Web site: Kindheit auf dem Dorf. Großdruck: Jugend in wechselvoller Zeit 1933-1950. Kindheit auf dem Dorf. Großdruck: Jugend in wechsel voller Zeit 1933-1950.