Ahnsbeck

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Ahnsbeck.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 36 |lat_sec = 39
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 17 |lon_sec = 26
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Celle
Samtgemeinde = Lachendorf
Höhe = 54
Fläche = 20.59
Einwohner = 1663
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 29353
Vorwahl = 05145
Kfz = CE
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 51 002
Adresse-Verband = Oppershäuser Str. 1
29331 Lachendorf
Website = [http://www.lachendorf.de/ www.lachendorf.de]
Bürgermeister = Ulrich Kaiser
Partei = UL

Ahnsbeck is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the southern border of the Lüneburg Heath, 10km eastern of the city of Celle. It is part of the collective municipality of Lachendorf.

History

The Village of Ahnsbeck is first mentioned in the 13th century under the name of "Alrebekesa", meaning Floodplain of the Alder-stream, which also reflects in the coat of arms.

Until 31 December 2004 Ahnsbeck belonged to the "Regierungsbezirk" (government region) Lüneburg.