Walsrode ( German pronunciation: [valsˈʁoːdə] ; Low German : Wasra ) is a town in the district of Heidekreis , in Lower Saxony , Germany . The former municipality Bomlitz was merged into Walsrode in January 2020.
2-427: 986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mention of the town is dated May 7, 986. 1383 The dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter. 1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms . At the end of the 15th century the sculptor Hans Brüggemann, creator of the renowned Bordesholm Altar of Schleswig Cathedral, is born in the town. 1626 Extensive destruction in
4-644: The town by the troops of Count Tilly during the Thirty Years' War . 1757 The town is totally destroyed by a catastrophic fire. 1811 During the Napoleonic era, Walsrode becomes a border town between France and the Kingdom of Westphalia . 1814 Walsrode is incorporated in the Kingdom of Hanover . 1866 Annexation of Walsrode by Prussia . 1890 Railroad first extends to Walsrode. 1957 The German border patrol agency ( Bundesgrenzschutz ) establishes
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