Ahnsbeck

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Ahnsbeck within Celle district

52°36′39″N 10°17′26″E / 52.61083°N 10.29056°E / 52.61083; 10.29056CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictCelle Municipal assoc.LachendorfGovernment

• MayorUlrich KaiserArea

• Total20.59 km² (7.95 sq mi)Elevation

54 m (177 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total1,700 • Density83/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

29353

Dialling codes05145Vehicle registrationCEWebsitewww.lachendorf.de

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

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Towns and municipalities in Celle (district)