Meine

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Meine


Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Population	8,070 (2005)
Area	38.73 km²
Population density	208 /km²
Elevation	79 m
Coordinates	52°23′ N 10°32′ E
Postal code	38525 - 38527
Area code	05304 (05307)
Licence plate code	GF
Mayor	Ines Kielhorn (SPD)
Website	Gemeinde-Meine.de

Map of the Papenteich

Meine is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Meine includes the villages of Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Neighbourhood
- 1.2 Geographical position
2 History
3 Culture
- 3.1 Religion
4 Politics
- 4.1 Municipal Council
5 Weblinks

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbourhood

* distance from downtown

	City of Gifhorn (13 km)
	Municipality Rütgesbüttel (6 km)	Village Ohnhorst (3 km)
Village Rethen (4 km)		Village Wedelheine (3 km)	City of Wolfsburg (18 km)
Municipality Vordorf (1 km)	Village Abbesbüttel (3 km)	Village Grassel (6 km)

City of Peine (30 km)	City of Braunschweig (17 km)

[edit] Geographical position

Meine is situated north of Braunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. The Mittellandkanal is crossing the community area. Administrative it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Meine is situated at the German highway 4 and around 7 km to the north of the interchange Brunswick North (A2 /A391). Other bigger towns nearby are: Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel, Gifhorn, Peine and Celle.

[edit] History

The first documentary mentioning of Meine was in the year 1007. In former times the village was known as Meynum. It is expected that Meine is much older and it may be erected during the Saxon Wars by troops of Charles the Great. From 11th century on, Meine was a frontier town between the Bishopric of Hildesheim and the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The latest significant upturn started with the construction with a Sugar beet factory in 1883.

[edit] Culture

[edit] Religion

Meine is by the majority Protestantism. It forms an evangelic Parish together with the villages Meine, Abbesbüttel, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Ohnhorst, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel as well as the village of Vordorf.