Bornum am Elm

Bornum is near the northern edge of the Elm hills on the bank of the Scheppau stream, at an elevation of 135 meters.

Neighboring places are Scheppau, Lauingen, and Abbenrode, as well as Königslutter proper.

Archaeological evidence shows the existence of the village in the Iron Age.

The oldest documentary mentioning dates from 1135, when properties in Bornum were given to the newly founded Königslutter Abbey by Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1779, it was bought back by Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who sold it to Amelungsborn Abbey in 1781.