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Confusing:

  • Winsen (Luhe) (also: Winsen an der Luhe), capital of the district Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
  • Winsen (Aller), a municipality in the district of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany.

This probably is Winsen/Luhe.

Coat of arms of Winsen53°22′N 10°13′EWinsen (Luhe) or Winsen an der Luhe is the capital of the district of Harburg in Lower Saxony on the small river Luhe, near its confluence with the Elbe, approx. 25 km SE of Hamburg, and 20 km NW of Lüneburg.

Cemetery: 21423 Lower Saxony (Gerz, Peters)
4 Luhe Eckermannstr.

 

DP CAMP: [added August 2012]
Bergen-Belsen lies between three cities: Bergen, Winsen and Celle (Kreisstadt) Home page of Bergen-Belsen

memorial

City Archives : Stadtarchiv Bergen
Am Museum 2
29303 Bergen  
Homepage of city Winsen: http://www.winsen.de/internet/ -- There is no archive but this contact is:

Buergerservice:
Christian Riech http://www.winsen.de/internet/page.php?site=29&id=2000124
http://www.winsen.de/inhalt/vcard.php?person=2000124&kommune=2&medium=1

Rathaus Stadt Winsen (Luhe), Zimmer 2.10
Schlossplatz 1
21423 Winsen (Luhe)
Telefon: 04171 657-129
Fax: 04171 657-168
E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Homepage of the bigger "Kreisstadt (county town) Celle": http://www.landkreis-celle.de/ -- there should be archives
http://www.landkreis-celle.de/index.php?id=42&hi=0,1
contact under Kreisverwaltung - Kreisarchiv: the Kreisarchiv-archiver: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.e

Kreisarchiv
Street address:
Landkreis Celle
Kreisarchiv
Trift 26, Gebäude 6
D-29221 Celle Landkreis Celle
Postal address:
Kreisarchiv
Postfach 1105
D-29201 Celle

Tel: 05141 / 916 353 Fax: 05141 / 916 4