Barver is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Barver | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Barver within Diepholz district  | |
  Barver  Barver | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′N 08°36′E / 52.617°N 8.600°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Diepholz |
| Municipal assoc. | Rehden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans-Hermann Borggrefe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,091 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49453 |
| Dialling codes | 05448 |
| Vehicle registration | DH |
Geography
editBarver is located midway between Bremen (54 km to the north-north-east) and Osnabrück (52 km to the south-west), northeast of the Dümmer and Rehden Geest Moor 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, a south-eastern tributary of the Hunte.
History
editThe first written reference to Barver dates from 1219.
Town twinning
editBarver has been twinned with the French commune of Lezay since August 1973.
See also
edit- Rehden Geest Moor, a local nature reserve
References
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