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Kroge (Walsrode)

Coordinates: 52°55′26″N 9°41′39″E / 52.923967°N 9.694053°E / 52.923967; 9.694053
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Kroge is a village in the town of Walsrode in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxony district of Soltau-Fallingbostel. The village has 290 inhabitants and an area of 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi).

Geography

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Location

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Kroge lies in the northeastern part of the former municipality of Bomlitz, 3 km northeast of Bomlitz itself.

Neighbouring villages

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Its neighbouring villages are - clockwise from the north - Bommelsen, Riepe, Bomlitz, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ahrsen.

Rivers

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The Bomlitz flows through Kroge and discharges further south into the Böhme.

History

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Since the land reform of 1974 the formerly independent parish of Kroge has become one of the eight villages in Bomlitz parish.

Infrastructure

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Transport

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Road

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Kroge lies right on the B 440 federal highway that runs from Dorfmark via Visselhövede to Rotenburg (Wümme). The A 27 motorway passes 12 km away to the southwest, and the A 7 4 km to the southeast.

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52°55′26″N 9°41′39″E / 52.923967°N 9.694053°E / 52.923967; 9.694053