Wittingen
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Location of Wittingen within Gifhorn district | |
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| Coordinates: 52°43′N 10°44′E / 52.717°N 10.733°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Gifhorn |
| Subdivisions | 26 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl Ridder (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.08 km2 (86.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,162 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29378, 29379 |
| Dialling codes | 05831 |
| Vehicle registration | GF |
| Website | www |
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.
Divisions
Around Wittingen, there are 26 villages:
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History
Wittingen was first mentioned in a document of 781.
Democracy
According to the Lower Saxony State Department for Statistics, 12,291 people lived in the town of Wittingen in 2005 in 3,745 buildings with a total of 5,399 homes.
Infrastructure
Health and medicine
Wittingen has one hospital (Städtisches Krankenhaus), four pharmacies and six dentists.
References
Other websites
Media related to Wittingen at Wikimedia Commons
- www.wittingen.de (in German)