Wittmar
Coat of arms of Wittmar
Location of Wittmar within Wolfenbüttel district
Wittmar  is located in Germany
Wittmar
Wittmar
Wittmar  is located in Lower Saxony
Wittmar
Wittmar
Coordinates: 52°08′N 10°38′E / 52.133°N 10.633°E / 52.133; 10.633
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictWolfenbüttel
Municipal assoc.Elm-Asse
Government
  MayorAndreas Becker (SPD)
Area
  Total4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
  Total1,089
  Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38329
Dialling codes05337
Vehicle registrationWF

Wittmar is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wittmar

Asse

For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.

References

  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.


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