Wendeburg

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wendeburg within Peine district

(2019–24) Gerd Albrecht^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total59.98 km² (23.16 sq mi)Elevation

67 m (220 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total10,542 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

38176

Dialling codes05303, 05302, 05171Vehicle registrationPEWebsitewww.wendeburg.de

Wendeburg is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km east of Peine, and 12 km northwest of Braunschweig.

Municipal subdivisions

Bortfeld
Harvesse
Meerdorf
Neubrück and Ersehof
Rüper
Sophiental
Wendeburg, Wendezelle and Zweidorf
Wense

Personalities of the community

Heinrich Brandes (1803-1868), painter, born in the district of Bortfeld
Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr (1800-1875), founder of the food company Knorr, born in the district of Meerdorf
Gerhard Schrader (1903-1990), chemist, born in the district of Bortfeld

External links

Media related to Wendeburg at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.