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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Vechelde
Municipality
Town hall VecheldeTown hall Vechelde
Coat of arms of VecheldeCoat of arms
Location of Vechelde within Peine district
HohenhamelnLengedeVecheldeIlsedePeineWendeburgEdemissenPeine (district)Lower SaxonyBraunschweigGifhorn (district)Wolfenbüttel (district)SalzgitterHildesheim (district)Hanover (district)
Vechelde is located in GermanyVecheldeVechelde Show map of GermanyVechelde is located in Lower SaxonyVecheldeVechelde Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°15.65′N 10°22.32′E / 52.26083°N 10.37200°E / 52.26083; 10.37200
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictPeine
Subdivisions17 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Tobias Grünert (CDU)
Area
 • Total75.89 km (29.30 sq mi)
Elevation74 m (243 ft)
Population
 • Total18,419
 • Density240/km (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes38159
Dialling codes05302, 05300
Vehicle registrationPE
Websitewww.vechelde.de

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.

Municipal subdivisions

  • Alvesse
  • Bettmar
  • Bodenstedt
  • Denstorf
  • Fürstenau
  • Groß Gleidingen
  • Klein Gleidingen
  • Köchingen
  • Liedingen
  • Sierße
  • Sonnenberg
  • Vallstedt
  • Vechelade
  • Vechelde
  • Wahle
  • Wedtlenstedt
  • Wierthe

Twinned cities

Vechelde is twinned with:

Main sights

  • The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“ The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
  • Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden 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 “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. The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.

References

  1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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Coat of arms
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