Vechelde
Appearance
Vechelde | |
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Town hall Vechelde | |
Location of Vechelde
within Peine district | |
![]() Location of Vechelde | |
| Coordinates: 52°15.65′N 10°22.32′E / 52.26083°N 10.37200°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Peine |
| Subdivisions | 17 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Tobias Grünert[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.24 km2 (29.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,496 |
| • Density | 242.6/km2 (628.3/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 |
Vechelde (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛçl̩də]) 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.
Municipal subdivisions
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Twinned cities
[edit]Vechelde is twinned with:
Valkeakoski, Finland since 1976
Biederitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany since 1990
Niemodlin, Poland since 2006
Main sights
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The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
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Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
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“Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
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The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.
References
[edit]- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vechelde.
- Official website (German)


