Barver

Barver is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Barver
Coat of arms
Location of Barver within Diepholz district
MarlKirchdorfEhrenburgNeuenkirchenBorstel
Barver
Barver
Coordinates: 52°37′N 08°36′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictDiepholz
Municipal assoc.Rehden
Government
  MayorHans-Hermann Borggrefe (WGB)
Area
  Total25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total1,080
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49453
Dialling codes05448
Vehicle registrationDH

Geography

Barver 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

The first written reference to Barver dates from 1219.

Town twinning

Barver has been twinned with the French commune of Lezay since August 1973.

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