Bahrdorf () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Helmstedt, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
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.
The municipality consists of four villages:
* Bahrdorf (including Blanken)
* Mackendorf (including Klinkerwerk)
* Rickensdorf
* Saalsdorf (including Altena, a
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
)
Altena Ortsschild.jpg, Altena
Bahrdorf Kirche.JPG, The Lutheran church in Bahrdorf
Blanken S.jpg, Blanken
Mackendorf Klinkerwerk.jpg, The main street in Klinkerwerk
Mackendorf Kirche 2017.jpg, The Lutheran church in Mackendorf
Rickensdorf Gasthof.jpg, The former inn in Rickensdorf
Saalsdorf Idyll.jpg, Farm in Saalsdorf
Famous citizens
*
Albert of Saxony
en, Frederick Augustus Albert Anthony Ferdinand Joseph Charles Maria Baptist Nepomuk William Xavier George Fidelis
, image = Albert of Saxony by Nicola Perscheid c1900.jpg
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, philosopher and bishop
References
Helmstedt (district)
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