Lindwedel

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Lindwedel within Heidekreis district

52°37′N 9°41′E / 52.617°N 9.683°E / 52.617; 9.683CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictHeidekreis Municipal assoc.SchwarmstedtSubdivisions2 OrtschaftenGovernment

• MayorArthur Minke (CDU)Area

• Total16.56 km² (6.39 sq mi)Elevation

34 m (112 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total2,782 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

29690

Dialling codes05073 u. 05130Vehicle registrationHK, FAL, SFAWebsitewww.lindwedel.org

Lindwedel is a municipality in the administrative division of Schwarmstedt, in the Heidekreis region of Lower Saxony, Germany.

There is evidence of settlement in the area for several millennia. The first mention of Lindwedel is in the year 1304.

The municipality comprises the villages of Lindwedel and Hope.

Neighboring municipalities are Vesbeck, Oegenbostel, Plumhof, Berkhof, Sprockhof, Buchholz (Aller), Grindau and Esperke.

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Towns and municipalities in Heidekreis