Bardowick

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Bardowick
Bardowick
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüneburg
Municipal assoc.	Bardowick
Basic statistics
Area	23.25 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m  (26 ft)
Population	6,068  (31 December 2006)
- Density	261 /km2 (676 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LG
Postal code	21357
Area code	04131
Website	www.bardowick.de Coordinates: 53°17′57″N 10°23′42″E / 53.29917°N 10.395°E / 53.29917; 10.395

Bardowick is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town was first mentioned in AD 795 and was raised to city status in AD 972 by Otto I. The city was razed to the ground with the exception of the churches in AD 1189 by Henry the Lion.

Bardowick is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bardowick.

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