page_title: Bad Fallingbostel
section_title: Proposed merger into the town of Böhmetal
hierarchical_section_title: Bad Fallingbostel / Government / Proposed merger into the town of Böhmetal
caption_attribution_description: English: Boehme valley near Bad Fallingbostel, southwestern Lueneburg Heath Deutsch: Böhmetal (Lieth-Steilhang) oberhalb Bad Fallingbostel, westliche Südheide Français&#160;: Vallée de la Boehme, près de Bad Fallingbostel, sud-ouest de la Lueneburger Heide (Lande de L.)
context_page_description: Bad Fallingbostel is the district town of the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1976 the town has had a state-recognised Kneipp spa and has held the title of Bad since 2002. It has close ties to Walsrode, a few miles to the west. Until 2015, there was a British Army base in Bad Fallingbostel, It also hosted Defender 2020 the largest US Army/Nato exercise since the Cold war. The town has around 11,000 inhabitants.
context_section_description: A merger of Bad Fallingbostel with the town of Walsrode and the municipality of Bomlitz was planned for 2011 to create the town of Böhmetal. Following a referendum on 2 November 2008 this plan was rejected by the citizens in Bad Fallingbostel with a clear majority. Just under  62% of the voters turned out, of whom 80% were against the merger. In Walsrode and Bomlitz a small majority were in favour of a merger (56.4% in Bomlitz and 53.8% in Walsrode). On 10 November 2008 the town council of Bad Fallingbostel voted against the merger.
caption: The Böhme valley in the Lieth
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