Beckedorf (Celle district)
Beckedorf | |
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Location of Beckedorf | |
| Coordinates: 52°48′57″N 10°3′30″E / 52.81583°N 10.05833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Celle |
| Municipality | Südheide |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 610 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29320 |
| Dialling codes | 05052 |
Beckedorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkədɔʁf]) is a village and Ortschaft in the municipality of Südheide in northern Celle district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Situated on the western edge of the Southern Heath Nature Park in the Lüneburg Heath, about 1 km southwest of Hermannsburg itself, it currently has about 610 inhabitants. The name means "village on the Beke" (i.e. the stream). In old records it can be found as Beketorpe, Bekendorpe or Beckedorp. In 1973 Beckedorf was incorporated into the parish of Hermannsburg as part of Lower Saxony's territorial and administrative reforms.