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Bad Fallingbostel | |
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Location of Bad Fallingbostel within Heidekreis district | |
Coordinates: 52°52′03″N 09°41′48″E / 52.86750°N 9.69667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Heidekreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–26) | Rolf Schneider[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 63.15 km2 (24.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,340 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 29683 |
Dialling codes | 05162, 05163 |
Vehicle registration | HK |
Website | www |
Bad Fallingbostel (Northern Low Saxon: Bad Fambossel) is the district town (Kreisstadt) of the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1976 the town has had a state-recognised Kneipp spa and has held the title of Bad since 2002. It has close ties to Walsrode, a few miles to the west. Until 2015, there was a British Army base in Bad Fallingbostel, It also hosted Defender 2020, the largest US Army/NATO exercise since the Cold War. The town has around 11,000 inhabitants.