Amelinghausen (Samtgemeinde)

Samtgemeinde in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Amelinghausen

(2021–26) Christoph Palesch^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total194.48 km² (75.09 sq mi)Elevation

66 m (217 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,487 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

21385

Dialling codes04132Vehicle registrationLGWebsiteamelinghausen.de

Amelinghausen is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Amelinghausen.

The Samtgemeinde Amelinghausen consists of the following municipalities:

Amelinghausen
Betzendorf
Oldendorf (Luhe)
Rehlingen
Soderstorf

Waterbodies

The Lopausee lies on the parish boundary of Amelinghausen on the upper reaches of the Lopau. This artificial lake has an area of about 12 ha and is a popular destination in the Lüneburg Heath. It was laid out in the 1970s as part of projects to improve the landscape.

References

^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.