Peine

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Peine
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Peine
Peine (Germany)
Peine
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Peine
Mayor Michael Kessler (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 119.51 km² (46.1 sq mi)
Elevation 68 m  (223 ft)
Population 49,924  (30/06/2006)
 - Density 418 /km² (1,082 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PE
Postal codes 31224–31228
Area code 05171
Website www.peine.de

Coordinates: 52°19′13″N 10°14′01″E / 52.32028, 10.23361

Peine is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Peine. It is situated on the river Fuhse and the Mittellandkanal, approx. 20 km west of Braunschweig, and 35 km east of Hanover.Turkish immigrants have been living in Peine ever since the first generation arrived to Germany.

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Peine is twinned with Heywood, Greater Manchester, England.

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