Bothel (Samtgemeinde)

Bothel
Samtgemeinde
Location of Bothel within Rotenburg district
Location of Bothel within Rotenburg district
Interactive map of Bothel
Bothel is located in Germany
Bothel
Bothel
Location within Germany
Bothel is located in Lower Saxony
Bothel
Bothel
Location within Lower Saxony
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictRotenburg
Founded1971
SeatBothel
Subdivisions6 municipalities
Area
 • Total
148.94 km2 (57.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
8,334
 • Density55.96/km2 (144.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Websitewww.bothel.de

Bothel is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, established in 1971. Its seat is in the village Bothel.

The Samtgemeinde Bothel consists of the following municipalities:

  1. Bothel
  2. Brockel
  3. Hemsbünde
  4. Hemslingen
  5. Kirchwalsede
  6. Westerwalsede

Public health

Since an epimediological study finding a disproportionate increase in cases of leukemia and lymphoma in men in Bothel was published in 2014, there has been strong opposition to fracking in natural gas production within the Bothel Samtgemeinderat.

References

  1. ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. 1 2 "Gründung der Samtgemeinde Bothel". Samtgemeinde Bothel (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Anschriften und Öffnungszeiten der Mitgliedsgemeinden". Samtgemeinde Bothel (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Wieters, Jens (17 November 2022). "Nicht alle gegen Fracking". Rotenburger Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "German Village Fears Link Between Cancer and Fracking". CHEManager International. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.