Bargfeld
Bargfeld | |
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Village | |
Bargfeld Location of Bargfeld in Lower Saxony | |
| Coordinates: 52°42′08″N 10°20′46″E / 52.70222°N 10.34611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Celle |
| Municipality | Eldingen |
| First mentioned | 1065 |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1973 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 132 |
| Postal code | 29351 |
| Area code | 05148 |
Bargfeld is a hamlet of about 190 inhabitants near Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, documented since 1065, now belonging to the village municipality Eldingen.
It has become famous for the many novels and stories the German author Arno Schmidt set there, he having lived in Bargfeld from 1958 until his death in 1979. The Arno Schmidt Stiftung is located in Bargfeld.