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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Brome
Municipality
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Location of Brome within Gifhorn district
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Coordinates: 52°36′N 10°57′E / 52.600°N 10.950°E / 52.600; 10.950
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
Municipal assoc.Brome
Subdivisions5 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorGerhard Borchert (CDU)
Area
 • Total36.66 km (14.15 sq mi)
Elevation66 m (217 ft)
Population
 • Total3,304
 • Density90/km (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes38465
Dialling codes05833
Vehicle registrationGF
Websitewww.brome.de

Brome is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ohre, approx. 25 km northeast of Wolfsburg.

The municipality consists of the following villages:

  • Altendorf
  • Benitz
  • Brome
  • Wiswedel
  • Zicherie

Brome is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Brome ("collective municipality").

  • Castle Castle
  • Town hall Town hall
  • Lutheran church Lutheran church
  • Lake Ohresee Lake Ohresee
  • Lutheran church in Altendorf Lutheran church in Altendorf

During the Cold War, Brome was by the Inner German border separating West Germany and Communist East Germany (German Democratic Republic). The Brome Castle Museum has local artifacts from the Cold War and from other periods of history.

References

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