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Wittingen

Coordinates: 52°43′N 10°44′E / 52.717°N 10.733°E / 52.717; 10.733
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Wittingen
Coat of arms of Wittingen
Location of Wittingen within Gifhorn district
Wittingen is located in Germany
Wittingen
Wittingen
Wittingen is located in Lower Saxony
Wittingen
Wittingen
Coordinates: 52°43′N 10°44′E / 52.717°N 10.733°E / 52.717; 10.733
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
Subdivisions26 districts
Government
 • MayorKarl Ridder (CDU)
Area
 • Total225.08 km2 (86.90 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total11,489
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29378, 29379
Dialling codes05831
Vehicle registrationGF
Websitewww.wittingen.de

Wittingen is a small town in the north of the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It has 12.268 inhabitants (2005). Wittingen's postal codes are 29378 and 29379.

Around Wittingen, there are 26 villages:

  • Boitzenhagen
  • Darrigsdorf
  • Erpensen
  • Eutzen
  • Gannerwinkel
  • Glüsingen
  • Hagen
  • Kakerbeck
  • Knesebeck
  • Küstorf
  • Lüben
  • Mahnburg
  • Ohrdorf
  • Plastau
  • Rade
  • Radenbeck
  • Schneflingen
  • Stöcken
  • Suderwittingen
  • Teschendorf
  • Vorhop
  • Transvaal
  • Wollerstorf
  • Wunderbüttel
  • Zasenbeck
  • Rumsdorf

Wittingen was first mentioned in a document of 781

References

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  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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