Bargfeld is a hamlet of about 190 inhabitants near

Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle (district), Celle in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller (Germany), Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, documented since 1056, now belonging to the village municipality

Eldingen Eldingen is a municipality in the Celle (district), district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. History The first mention of Eldingen occurs in a document, affixed with seal, from the year 1231. It confirms the purchase of the Eldingen (''Elthi ...

. It has become famous for the many novels and stories the great German author

Arno Schmidt Arno Schmidt (; 18 January 1914 – 3 June 1979) was a German author and translator. He is little known outside of German-speaking areas, in part because his works present a formidable challenge to translators. Although not among Germany's mo ...

has situated there, having lived there from 1958 until his death (1979). The ''Arno Schmidt Stiftung'' has its site in Bargfeld.

See as well

* Eberhard Schlotter * Gotthelf Schlotter

External links

The hamlet Bargfeld, home of german author Arno Schmidt

{{authority control Villages in Lower Saxony