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{{Short description|Town in Lower Saxony, Germany}}
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⚫ '''Bad Nenndorf''' is a small town in the district of ], ], ]. Its population is 10,210 (2005). It is situated approx. 12 km east of ], and 25 km west of ]. Towards the end of the ], the town served as the headquarters of the ] under Major-General ]. It subsequently became part of the ] and was the site of a British interrogation camp.
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'''Bad Nenndorf''' (]: ''Nenndörpe'') is a small town in the district of ], ], ]. Its population is 10,210 (2005). It is situated approximately 12 km east of ], and 25 km west of ], at the southern edge of the North German Plain and the northern edge of the ] ridge. The area of the town includes the outlying villages of Riepen, Horsten and Waltringhausen.
⚫ Bad Nenndorf is also the seat of the '']'' ("collective municipality") Nenndorf, which consists of the following municipalities:


==History==
*Bad Nenndorf
*Haste
*Hohnhorst
*Suthfeld


The village, probably dating from the beginning of the 9th century, is first recorded as Nyanthorpe in the records of ] in 936.
==Torture camp==
In 2005, British newspaper ] published an article based on recently released ] documents, that Britain had run a torture centre in Bad Nenndorf. This was run by a ] department called the ] (CSDIC), and its original remit was the imprisonment of members of the ].


The first church was erected in 1136. The village was the property of the Counts of Schaumburg from 1311. Following the establishment of another small settlement to the SW of the village, the distinction was drawn between Gross Nenndorf and Klein Nenndorf. A further settlement by the name of Densinghausen, in the area of the modern town, was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. After the division of the county of Schaumburg in 1647, Nenndorf belonged to Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).
However, from 1945 to 1947 the centre was used to interrogate German prisoners, many of them communists suspected of espionage for ].<ref name=zeit>{{cite web | url=http://www.zeit.de/online/2006/14/bad_nenndorf | title=ZEIT online - Mensch &amp; Geschichte : Tommies als Täter | accessdate=2006-07-21}}</ref> Torture included deprivation of food and sleep, exposure to extreme cold, isolation cells, threats of unnecessary surgery and the "water cell", in which prisoners remained in shallow water for extended periods of time.<ref name=guardian1>{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,16518,1669544,00.html | title=The Guardian - The interrogation camp that turned prisoners into living skeletons | accessdate=2005-17-12}}</ref><ref name=ndrtrans>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndrtv.de/panorama/data/panorama_060420_bad_nenndorf.pdf | title=Transcript of NDR programme on Bad Nenndorf (PDF) | accessdate=2006-07-21}}</ref> None of the several attempts at escaping the prison were successful, and outsiders helping escapees in their attempts were likewise imprisoned.<ref name=ndr>{{cite web | url=http://www3.ndr.de/ndrtv_pages_std/0,3147,OID2247368,00.html | title=NDR Fernsehen - Das Verhörlager Bad Nenndorf 1945-47 | accessdate=2006-07-21}}</ref> According to records, 372 men and 44 women were kept prisoner in Bad Nenndorf.<ref name=zeit /> Three died and the health of several dozens was permanently affected.<ref name=zeit /> The operations were closed in 1947 after Scotland Yard learnt that inmates known to be innocent were being tortured. Four officers were brought before a military court, but only one was dismissed from the military.<ref name=zeit /><ref name=ndrtrans />


The healing power of the sulphur springs, situated between Gross Nenndorf and Klein Nenndorf, and first recorded in 1546, was first generally recognised in the mid-18th century. On the initiative of Landgrave Wilhelm IX of Hesse-Kassel, the 'estate district' of Nenndorf, with bathing installations and spa park, was initiated in 1787. The sulphur springs, which until then had been despised as devil's excrement on account of their pungent odour, were reckoned among the most powerful in Europe, and could now finally be applied with great success for rheumatism, arthritis and skin complaints. Soon Nenndorf was one of the leading German spas. In 1866 Bad Nenndorf became the Royal Prussian state spa, and financial support from Berlin enabled it to expand further.
On ], ], ] newspaper ] reported, having negotiated the release of the relevant documents with Scotland Yard (the embargo had expired).<ref name=guardian1 /> On ], ], ] reported on British post-war activities in Bad Nenndorf, based on 800 pages of documents they received.<ref name=ndrtrans /><ref name=ndr /> In its ], ] issue, the Guardian published pictures of the emaciated German prisoners held in Bad Nenndorf.<ref name=guardian2>{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,,1745662,00.html | title=Guardian Special reports - The postwar photographs that British authorities tried to keep hidden | accessdate=2006-04-03}}</ref> ] wrote (regarding torturing German Communists): ''Harrowing photographs of young men who had survived being systematically starved, as well as beaten, deprived of sleep and exposed to extreme cold, were considered too shocking to be seen.''<ref name=guardian2 />


The geographical position of Bad Nenndorf was a major factor in its development. It lies on the northern edge of the Mittelgebirge (central uplands), on the Hellweg, a route between Rhine and Elbe which had been used for centuries. Thus the town obtained connections to the railway network (1847 in Haste and 1872 in Nenndorf), to the Mittellandkanal (1916 in Haste), and to the motorway in 1939.
The historian ] implies in an article in German newspaper '']'' that there were other torture camps such as Bad Nenndorf, but gives no details.<ref name=zeit />

The community (parish) of Bad Nenndorf was formed in 1929 by the amalgamation of Gross Nenndorf, Klein Nenndorf and the Estate District.

⚫ Towards the end of the ], the town served as the headquarters of the ] under Major-General ]. It subsequently became part of the ] and was the site of a British interrogation camp (1945 to 1947).

The poet ] lived in Bad Nenndorf between 1948 and 1964. The house she lived in (the ‘Agnes-Miegel-Haus’) is now a museum about her life and works.

⚫ Bad Nenndorf is also the seat of the '']'' ("collective municipality") ] and is twinned with ], in ].

==Interrogation centre==
{{main|Bad Nenndorf interrogation centre}}

Between June 1945 and July 1947, Bad Nenndorf was the site of a British ] (CSDIC) center through which several hundred Nazi and suspected Communist prisoners passed. The camp became the focus of controversy after allegations of mistreatment of prisoners emerged. One ] officer was convicted by a ] in 1948 for his part in the affair. The controversy surfaced again in December 2005 with the publication of an article in the British newspaper '']'' In 2006 under Freedom of Information the newspaper reported on the mistreatment of prisoners at the center. Photos were destroyed, but a few remained hidden.

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BadNenndorf10.jpg|] avenue in Bad Nenndorf
Bad Nenndorf 08-13 img04 Haus Hannover.jpg|Haus Hanover
Bad Nenndorf 08-13 img03 StGodehardi.jpg|Saint Gotthard Church
Bad Nenndorf 08-13 img02 StGodehardi.jpg|Franco-Prussian War memorial
</gallery>

===Personality===
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* ] (1784-1860), King of Westphalia (1807-1813), stayed during his reign frequently in Bad Nenndorf for a cure. He extended the spa facilities (construction of the mud bath 1809)
*The East Prussian poet ] (1879-1964) lived from 1948 to 1964 in Bad Nenndorf. Her former residence is now home to the ]. Since 1954 she is an honorary citizen of the city.
* ] (born 1964), former professional football player and coach of ].


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Town in Lower Saxony, Germany Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Bad Nenndorf
Town
Train stationTrain station
Coat of arms of Bad NenndorfCoat of arms
Location of Bad Nenndorf within Schaumburg district
RintelnLuhdenHeeßenBuchholzAuetalBad EilsenAhnsenObernkirchenSeggebruchHespeMeerbeckHelpsenNienstädtHagenburgAuhagenWiedensahlBückeburgWölpinghausenSachsenhagenPohlePollhagenHülsedeNiedernwöhrenHasteMessenkampNordsehlLauenhagenLüdersfeldRodenbergHeuerßenLindhorstHohnhorstSuthfeldBeckedorfBad NenndorfApelernLauenauStadthagenSchaumburgLower SaxonyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNienburg (district)Nienburg (district)Hamelin-PyrmontHanover (district)
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Coordinates: 52°20′13″N 09°22′43″E / 52.33694°N 9.37861°E / 52.33694; 9.37861
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictSchaumburg
Municipal assoc.Nenndorf
Subdivisions4
Government
 • MayorMarlies Matthias (CDU)
Area
 • Total23 km (9 sq mi)
Elevation88 m (289 ft)
Population
 • Total11,289
 • Density490/km (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes31542
Dialling codes05723
Vehicle registrationSHG
Websitewww.badnenndorf.de

Bad Nenndorf (Northern Low Saxon: Nenndörpe) is a small town in the district of Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Its population is 10,210 (2005). It is situated approximately 12 km east of Stadthagen, and 25 km west of Hanover, at the southern edge of the North German Plain and the northern edge of the Deister ridge. The area of the town includes the outlying villages of Riepen, Horsten and Waltringhausen.

History

The village, probably dating from the beginning of the 9th century, is first recorded as Nyanthorpe in the records of Corvey Abbey in 936.

The first church was erected in 1136. The village was the property of the Counts of Schaumburg from 1311. Following the establishment of another small settlement to the SW of the village, the distinction was drawn between Gross Nenndorf and Klein Nenndorf. A further settlement by the name of Densinghausen, in the area of the modern town, was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. After the division of the county of Schaumburg in 1647, Nenndorf belonged to Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).

The healing power of the sulphur springs, situated between Gross Nenndorf and Klein Nenndorf, and first recorded in 1546, was first generally recognised in the mid-18th century. On the initiative of Landgrave Wilhelm IX of Hesse-Kassel, the 'estate district' of Nenndorf, with bathing installations and spa park, was initiated in 1787. The sulphur springs, which until then had been despised as devil's excrement on account of their pungent odour, were reckoned among the most powerful in Europe, and could now finally be applied with great success for rheumatism, arthritis and skin complaints. Soon Nenndorf was one of the leading German spas. In 1866 Bad Nenndorf became the Royal Prussian state spa, and financial support from Berlin enabled it to expand further.

The geographical position of Bad Nenndorf was a major factor in its development. It lies on the northern edge of the Mittelgebirge (central uplands), on the Hellweg, a route between Rhine and Elbe which had been used for centuries. Thus the town obtained connections to the railway network (1847 in Haste and 1872 in Nenndorf), to the Mittellandkanal (1916 in Haste), and to the motorway in 1939.

The community (parish) of Bad Nenndorf was formed in 1929 by the amalgamation of Gross Nenndorf, Klein Nenndorf and the Estate District.

Towards the end of the Second World War, the town served as the headquarters of the U.S. 84th Infantry Division under Major-General Alexander R. Bolling. It subsequently became part of the British Occupation Zone and was the site of a British interrogation camp (1945 to 1947).

The poet Agnes Miegel lived in Bad Nenndorf between 1948 and 1964. The house she lived in (the ‘Agnes-Miegel-Haus’) is now a museum about her life and works.

Bad Nenndorf is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Nenndorf and is twinned with Doudeville, in Normandy.

Interrogation centre

Main article: Bad Nenndorf interrogation centre

Between June 1945 and July 1947, Bad Nenndorf was the site of a British Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (CSDIC) center through which several hundred Nazi and suspected Communist prisoners passed. The camp became the focus of controversy after allegations of mistreatment of prisoners emerged. One British Army officer was convicted by a court-martial in 1948 for his part in the affair. The controversy surfaced again in December 2005 with the publication of an article in the British newspaper The Guardian In 2006 under Freedom of Information the newspaper reported on the mistreatment of prisoners at the center. Photos were destroyed, but a few remained hidden.

  • Dwarf Beech avenue in Bad Nenndorf Dwarf Beech avenue in Bad Nenndorf
  • Haus Hanover Haus Hanover
  • Saint Gotthard Church Saint Gotthard Church
  • Franco-Prussian War memorial Franco-Prussian War memorial

Personality

Jerome Bonaparte
  • Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860), King of Westphalia (1807-1813), stayed during his reign frequently in Bad Nenndorf for a cure. He extended the spa facilities (construction of the mud bath 1809)
  • The East Prussian poet Agnes Miegel (1879-1964) lived from 1948 to 1964 in Bad Nenndorf. Her former residence is now home to the Agnes Miegel Society. Since 1954 she is an honorary citizen of the city.
  • Dieter Hecking (born 1964), former professional football player and coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

References

  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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