Barver is a municipality in the
district of Diepholz,
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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.
Geography
Barver is located midway between
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
(54 km to the north-north-east) and
Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168 ...
(52 km to the south-west), northeast of the
Dümmer
The Dümmer () or officially Dümmer See is a large lake in southern Lower Saxony (Germany). It has a surface of 13.5 km2 and an average depth of one metre. Its elevation is 37 metres.
Dümmer is a popular resort for water sports, but a ...
and
Rehden Geest Moor
The nature reserve of Rehden Geest Moor () is an extensive, open raised bog in the collective municipality of Rehden, in the county of Diepholz in Lower Saxony. It is a representative raised bog for the natural region known as the Diepholz Moor D ...
Nature Parks and south of the
Wildeshausen Geest Nature Park. The village lies east of the Kellenberg ridge (77 m) and on the west bank of the
Wagenfelder Aue
Wagenfelder Aue is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany, a right tributary of the Hunte.
The Wagenfelder Aue's total length is , entirely contained within the southern part of the district of Diepholz. It drains a large area of marshland.
The river ...
, a south-eastern tributary of the
Hunte
Hunte () is a long river in north-western Germany (Lower Saxony), a left tributary of the Weser.
The Hunte rises in the Wiehen Hills. In the North German Plain it flows through lake Dümmer. It flows generally northwards through the towns B ...
.
History
The first written reference to Barver dates from 1219.
Town twinning
Barver has been twinned with the
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
commune of
Lezay since August 1973.
See also
*
Rehden Geest Moor
The nature reserve of Rehden Geest Moor () is an extensive, open raised bog in the collective municipality of Rehden, in the county of Diepholz in Lower Saxony. It is a representative raised bog for the natural region known as the Diepholz Moor D ...
, a local nature reserve
References
External links
Webseite Samtgemeinde RehdenTown twinning Barver Lezay
Diepholz (district)
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