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Ortsteil of Sassenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany
Westerbeck
Ortsteil of Sassenburg
Coat of arms of WesterbeckCoat of arms
Location of Westerbeck
Westerbeck is located in GermanyWesterbeckWesterbeck Show map of GermanyWesterbeck is located in Lower SaxonyWesterbeckWesterbeck Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°31′N 10°38′E / 52.517°N 10.633°E / 52.517; 10.633
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
MunicipalitySassenburg
Government
 • Local representativeAnnette Merz (CDU)
Area
 • Total88.4 km (34.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,374
 • Density27/km (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes38524
Dialling codes05371, 05378, 05379
Vehicle registrationGF
Websitewww.sassenburg.de

Westerbeck is a district of the municipality of Sassenburg in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Westerbeck is to the east of the Neudorf-Platendorf district and to the north of Dannenbüttel. The Neuhaus residential area belongs to Westerbeck.

History

Westerbeck was first mentioned in a document in 1390 as Westerbeke. In 1838 an inn was set up in the Moorvogthaus at Schiffgraben, for which the building that still exists today was built in 1860, which is operated as Gasthof Neuhaus. In 1950, the Heinz Kunze peat factory was founded in the buildings of an abandoned prison camp in the forest near Westerbeck. On March 1, 1974, Westerbeck was incorporated into the new municipality of Sassenburg

Coat of arms

In red, a silver (white) horseshoe over a silver (white) picket fence.

Politics

Westerbeck is represented by an eight-member local council. The local mayor is Annette Merz (CDU).

References

  1. Einwohnerzahlen in der Gemeinde Sassenburg, Die Sassenburg, 03/2021, 26 March 2021.
  2. "Sassenburg | kirchengemeindelexikon.de". kirchengemeindelexikon.de.
  3. "Fahrradfahren in Gifhorn – Unterwegs zwischen Heide, Moor und Sand – und im Spargelland". Gifhorner Rundschau. 18 May 2019.
  4. Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland : Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. 1983. ISBN 3-17-003263-1.
  5. "Westerbecker Ortsrat wählt Annette Merz". WAZ/AZ-online.de (in German).
Towns and municipalities in Gifhorn (district)
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