Vechelde | |
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 Town hall Vechelde | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vechelde within Peine district  | |
  Vechelde  Vechelde | |
| 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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,158 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/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
Vechelde is twinned with:
Valkeakoski, Finland since 1976
Biederitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany since 1990
Niemodlin, Poland since 2006
Main sights
The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
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
The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vechelde.
- Official website (German)
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