- Bleckede
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Bleckede
Wappen = Wappen Bleckede.png
lat_deg = 53 |lat_min = 18 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Lower Saxony
Landkreis = Lüneburg
Höhe = 6
Fläche = 139.9
Einwohner = 9772
Stand = 2005-06-30
PLZ = 21354, 19273
Vorwahl = 038844, 05852, 05854, 05857
Kfz = LG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 55 009
Website = [http://www.bleckede.de/ www.bleckede.de]
Bürgermeister = Jens BötherBleckede (IPA2|ˈbleːkədə) is a town in the district of Lüneburg, in
Lower Saxony ,Germany . It is situated on the left bank of theElbe , approx. 20 km east ofLüneburg .History
A subcamp of the
Nazi concentration camp Neuengamme existed fromAugust 24 , 1944 toFebruary 15 , 1945 in the Alt Garge quarter. [ [http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-neuengamme.de Memorial site Neuengamme (in German)] ] [ [http://bundesrecht.juris.de/begdv_6/anlage_6.html Official German list] ]Bleckede is the site of a post
World War II British sectordisplaced person camp .References
External links
*http://boards.historychannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=600000103&tstart=0&mod=1188284128120
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