Wense
Wense is a village in the Heidmark in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 1935/1936 its inhabitants were 'relocated', because the German armed forces, the Wehrmacht, wanted to establish a vast military training area in the Heidmark, which today is the largest in Europe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kapelle Wense and Park Allerhop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brock and Soltau-Mittelstendorf.
Brock
Village
Brock is a village in the borough of Soltau in the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 158 inhabitants. The hamlets of Bassel, Hebenbrock, Penzhorn and Imbrock are part of the parish. Brock is situated 2½ km northeast of Wense.
Soltau-Mittelstendorf
Village
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Soltau-Mittelstendorf is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Wense.
Dorfmark
Suburb
Bad Fallingbostel is the county town of Soltau-Fallingbostel in the state of Lower Saxony. It is a recognised state-recognised spa town, hence the prefix "Bad". Dorfmark is situated 4 km southwest of Wense.
Wense
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Germany
- Categories: abandoned village, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.92156° or 52° 55′ 18″ northLongitude
9.81725° or 9° 49′ 2″ eastElevation
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
9F4FWRC8+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 946030542OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Wense” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wense”
- German: “Wense”
- Irish: “Wense”
- Italian: “Wense”
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