Lehre

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Lehre
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lehre
Lehre (Germany)
Lehre
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Helmstedt
Local subdivisions 8
Mayor Klaus Westphal
Basic statistics
Area 71.57 km² (27.6 sq mi)
Elevation 80 m  (262 ft)
Population 11,745  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 164 /km² (425 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HE
Postal code 38165
Area codes 05308, 05309
Website www.lehre.de

Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 10°40′00″E / 52.316667, 10.666667

Lehre is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 13 km southwest of Wolfsburg, and 12 km northeast of Braunschweig.

It was founded in 888.