Balge
municipality of Germany
Balge is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Weser river. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Weser-Aue which consists of six municipalities including Balge.
History
On March 1, 1974 the community of Balge, Blenhorst, Bötenberg, Buchhorst, Holzbalge, Mehlbergen and Sebbenhausen were merged to form a new municipality called Blenhorst. The name was officially changed to Balge on January 23, 1976.
Politics
The local council of governance consists of eleven women counsellors. Including:
6 SPD seats
5 seats for members at large from the Balge voting community (as of the election of September 11, 2011).
Barbara King-Meyer (SPD) is honorary mayor from the community of Balge
Culture and Sites of Interest
Sites
In Blenhorst there is a sawmill and flour mill that has been in operation since 1769.
In Bötenberg there is a watermill, the Benther Mill, that was first registered as a grain mill in 1553. It is no longer in operation, but was a grain mill and sawmill.
The village church in Balge with its striking tower was built circa 1300 in Romanesque style.
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