| Papenteich | |
|---|---|
| Samtgemeinde | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location of Papenteich | |
  Papenteich Show map of Germany Papenteich Show map of Lower Saxony | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′00″N 10°32′00″E / 52.38333°N 10.53333°E / 52.38333; 10.53333 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Gifhorn |
| Subdivisions | 6 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Ines Kielhorn (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.84 km (42.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,820 |
| • Density | 220/km (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GF |
| Website | www.papenteich.de |
Papenteich is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated approximately 10 km south of Gifhorn, and 15 km north of Braunschweig. Papenteich was founded on October 2, 1970 and includes 6 local municipalities with 19 villages. At present its population is 23,458.
Geography
Structure
Papenteich was founded with eighteen member municipalities. With the reform of 1974, five municipalities with eighteen villages were constructed. The last reform was in 1981 with the integration of the village of Didderse as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of Meine.
Neighbourhood
| Meinersen | Gifhorn | Isenbüttel |
| Peine | 
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Wolfsburg |
| Braunschweig | Helmstedt |
Structure of Papenteich
| Structure of the Samtgemeinde | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Inhabitants (31. Dez 2003) |
Surface: in km |
Population density in inhabitants/km |
Villages |
| Municipality Adenbüttel | 1 724 | 13,71 | 126 | Adenbüttel, Rolfsbüttel |
| Municipality Didderse | 1 404 | 7,41 | 189 | Didderse |
| Municipality Meine | 8 070 | 38,73 | 207 | Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel |
| Municipality Rötgesbüttel | 2 280 | 10,83 | 211 | Rötgesbüttel |
| Municipality Schwülper | 6 627 | 20,89 | 317 | Hülperode, Klein Schwülper, Lagesbüttel, Rothemühle, Groß Schwülper, Walle |
| Municipality Vordorf | 3 326 | 19,26 | 173 | Eickhorst, Rethen, Vordorf |
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Map of the area Papenteich around the year 1600
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Structure of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich
References
- "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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