Introduction
"Jastorf" redirects here. For the archaeological culture, see Jastorf culture. Town in Lower Saxony, GermanyBad Bevensen TownMarket Square with the Church of the Three Kings Coat of armsLocation of Bad Bevensen within Uelzen district Location of Bad BevensenBad Bevensen Show map of GermanyBad Bevensen Show map of Lower SaxonyCoordinates: 53°04′45″N 10°35′00″E / 53.07917°N 10.58333°E / 53.07917; 10.58333CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictUelzen Municipal assoc.Bevensen-EbstorfGovernment • MayorGabriele Meyer (Greens)Area • Total48.36 km2 (18.67 sq mi)Elevation36 m (118 ft)Population (2024-12-31) • Total9,466 • Density195.7/km2 (507.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes29549Dialling codes05821Vehicle registrationUEWebsitewww.bad-bevensen.de Timber-framed house on Brückenstraße Bad Bevensen (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈbeːvn̩zn̩] ⓘ; Low German: Bämsen) is a town in the north of the district Uelzen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated to the east of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). The Ilmenau river, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through Bad Bevensen. Bad Bevensen is a well-known spa town. Bad Bevensen is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bevensen-Ebstorf. Incorporated into the municipality are the villages of Gollern, Groß Hesebeck, Jastorf, Klein Bünstorf, Klein Hesebeck, Medingen, Röbbel, Sasendorf and Seedorf. Jastorf is situated some 3 kilometres (2 miles) south of the town center. It is the site of an Iron Age cemetery which gave the name of the Jastorf culture. In the run-up to the G20 summit in 2017, left-wing extremists set a fire in the town.