Wittingen

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Coordinates: 52°43′N 10°44′E

Wittingen (Wittingen)
Image:Wittingen.jpg Location of Wittingen in Germany

Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Gifhorn
Population 12,268 (2005)
Area 225.08 km²
Population density 55.3 /km²
Elevation 79 m
Coordinates 52°43′ N 10°44′ E
Postal code 29378
Area code 05831
Licence plate code GF
Mayor Karl Ridder (CDU)
Website www.wittingen.de

Wittingen is a town in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 30 km northeast of Gifhorn, and 30 km southeast of Uelzen.

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[edit] Demographics

Wittingen has 12.444 inhabitants (2005) and consists of 27 districts (Ortsteile):

  • Boitzenhagen
  • Darrigsdorf
  • Erpensen
  • Eutzen
  • Gannerwinkel
  • Glüsingen
  • Hagen
  • Kakerbeck
  • Knesebeck
  • Küstorf
  • Lüben
  • Mahnburg
  • Ohrdorf
  • Plastau
  • Rade
  • Radenbeck
  • Schneflingen
  • Stöcken
  • Suderwittingen
  • Teschendorf
  • Vorhop
  • Transvaal
  • Wittingen
  • Wollerstorf
  • Wunderbüttel
  • Zasenbeck
  • Rumsdorf

[edit] Infrastructure

[edit] Health and medicine

Wittingen has one hospital (Städtisches Krankenhaus), 4 pharmacies and 6 dentists.

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