Vechelde
Vechelde
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Vechelde is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km southeast of Peine, and 10 km west of Braunschweig.
Quick Facts Country, State ...
Vechelde | |
---|---|
Location of Vechelde within Peine district | |
Coordinates: 52°15.65′N 10°22.32′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Peine |
Subdivisions | 17 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–26) | Tobias Grünert[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 75.89 km2 (29.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,419 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 38159 |
Dialling codes | 05302, 05300 |
Vehicle registration | PE |
Website | www.vechelde.de |
Close
|
|
|
Vechelde is twinned with:
- Valkeakoski, Finland since 1976
- Biederitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany since 1990
- Niemodlin, Poland since 2006
- The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
- Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
- “Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
- The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vechelde.
- Official website (German)
This Peine district location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |