Unterlüß

Unterlüß
Unterlüß
Ortsteil of Südheide
	Coat of arms
	Location of Unterlüß
	Unterlüß Unterlüß
	Coordinates: 52°51′1″N 10°17′29″E / 52.85028°N 10.29139°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Municipality	Südheide
Area
• Total	77.53 km2 (29.93 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,486
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29345
Dialling codes	05827
Vehicle registration	CE
Website	www.unterluess.de

Unterlüß is a village and a former municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the municipality Südheide. It is situated approximately 30 km northeast of Celle, and 25 km southwest of Uelzen.

History

From August 1944 to April 1945, a satellite camp of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was in operation at Unterlüß-Altensothrieth. Guarded by SS staff, around 600 female prisoners were forced to clear forest, do building work or to work at the Rheinmetall munitions works.^[1]^: 204

References

^ Knoch, Habbo (ed) (2010). Bergen-Belsen: Wehrmacht POW Camp 1940–1945, Concentration Camp 1943–1945, Displaced Persons Camp 1945–1950. Catalogue of the permanent exhibition. Wallstein. ISBN 978-3-8353-0794-0. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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[New_Exhibition_Guide-1] Knoch, Habbo (ed) (2010). Bergen-Belsen: Wehrmacht POW Camp 1940–1945, Concentration Camp 1943–1945, Displaced Persons Camp 1945–1950. Catalogue of the permanent exhibition. Wallstein. ISBN 978-3-8353-0794-0. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany