Wittingen

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.

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
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

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

History

Wittingen was first mentioned in a document of 781

References

Other websites

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