Kroge (Walsrode)

Kroge is a village in the town of Walsrode in North Germany. It lies in the Lower Saxony district of Soltau-Fallingbostel. The village has 290 inhabitants and an area of 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi).

Geography[edit]

Location[edit]

Kroge lies in the northeastern part of the former municipality of Bomlitz, 3 km northeast of Bomlitz itself.

Neighbouring villages[edit]

Its neighbouring villages are - clockwise from the north - Bommelsen, Riepe, Bomlitz, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ahrsen.

Rivers[edit]

The Bomlitz flows through Kroge and discharges further south into the Böhme.

History[edit]

Since the land reform of 1974 the formerly independent parish of Kroge has become one of the eight villages in Bomlitz parish.

Infrastructure[edit]

Transport[edit]

Road[edit]

Kroge lies right on the B 440 federal highway that runs from Dorfmark via Visselhövede to Rotenburg (Wümme). The A 27 motorway passes 12 km away to the southwest, and the A 7 4 km to the southeast.