title: Kroge (Walsrode)
text: # 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
  
  ### Location
  
  Kroge lies in the northeastern part of the former municipality of Bomlitz, 3 km northeast of Bomlitz itself.
  
  ### Neighbouring villages
  
  Its neighbouring villages are - clockwise from the north - Bommelsen, Riepe, Bomlitz, Benefeld, Jarlingen and Ahrsen.
  
  ### Rivers
  
  The Bomlitz flows through Kroge and discharges further south into the Böhme.
  
  ## History
  
  Since the land reform of 1974 the formerly independent parish of Kroge has become one of the eight villages in Bomlitz parish.
  
  ## Infrastructure
  
  ### Transport
  
  **Road**
  
  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.
  
  