Bienenbüttel

Bienenbüttel
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Bienenbüttel within Uelzen district
Bienenbüttel Bienenbüttel
Coordinates: 53°8′36″N 10°29′25″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Uelzen
Subdivisions	14 districts
Government
• Mayor	Heinz-Günter Waltje (CDU)
Area
• Total	99 km2 (38 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	6,941
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29553
Dialling codes	05823
Vehicle registration	UE
Website	www.bienenbuettel.de

Bienenbüttel is a free municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilmenau, approxinately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Uelzen, and 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Lüneburg. Bienenbüttel is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and of the Lüneburg Heath (German: Lüneburger Heide).

Bienenbüttel is the seat of the Einheitsgemeinde ("free municipality") Bienenbüttel. Incorporated into the municipality are the villages of Bargdorf, Beverbeck with Grünewald, Bornsen, Edendorf, Eitzen I with Bardenhagen, Grünhagen, Hohenbostel, Hohnstorf, Niendorf, Rieste with Neu-Rieste, Steddorf with Neu-Steddorf, Varendorf, Wichmannsburg and Wulfstorf.

Bienenbüttel is located on the Elbe Lateral Canal, a 115-kilometre (71 mi) long waterway, and has a station on the highspeed Hanover–Hamburg railway (Hamburg-Uelzen-Hannover).