Vechelde
Appearance
Vechelde | |
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![]() Town hall Vechelde | |
Location of Vechelde within Peine district ![]() | |
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 | 75.89 km2 (29.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,419 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/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 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
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- Official website (German)