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5 unusual facts about Bruchhausen


Christine Charlotte of Württemberg

Christine Charlotte of Württemberg (21 October 1645, Stuttgart – 16 May 1699, Bruchhausen) was a princess of Württemberg by birth and a princess consort of East Frisia, married in 1662 to George Christian, Prince of East Frisia.

David Heinrich Hoppe

David Heinrich Hoppe (15 December 1760 – 1 August 1846) was a German pharmacist, botanist and physician who was a native of Bruchhausen-Vilsen.

Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein

On 2 July 1966, museum railway services began on the narrow gauge section of line from Bruchhausen-Vilsen to Heiligenberg operated by the Verkehrsbetriebe Grafschaft Hoya, about 35 km south of Bremen, using the steam locomotive Bruchhausen and one coach.

Engeln

Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Bruchhausen-Vilsen.

Sandhausen

The tobacco industry, which thrived in Sandhausen in the past, is now restricted to the rural parish of Bruchhausen.


Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein

Under the name Hoyaer Eisenbahn, a connecting service is operated on the EystrupHoya–Bruchhausen-Vilsen–Syke route.

At weekends from May to September and in December, regular services are run on the Bruchhausen-Vilsen–Asendorf route - predominantly with steam trains.

Siede

The Siede emerges near Reihausen in the village of Engeln in the parish of Bruchhausen-Vilsen, flows in a southerly direction through Siedenburg to which has given its name.


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