Süpplingenburg

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Süpplingenburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Süpplingenburg
Süpplingenburg (Germany)
Süpplingenburg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Helmstedt
Municipal assoc. Nord-Elm
Mayor Dieter Eckner
Basic statistics
Area 14.30 km² (5.5 sq mi)
Elevation 114 m  (374 ft)
Population 684  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 48 /km² (124 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HE
Postal code 38376
Area code 05355
Website www.samtgemeinde-nord-elm.de

Coordinates: 52°15′00″N 10°55′00″E / 52.25, 10.916667

Süpplingenburg is a municipality of 700 inhabitants (2003) in the district of Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the super-municipality of Nord-Elm.

The village developed next to a 10th century castle. The castle was the seat of the counts of Süpplingenburg, among them Emperor Lothar. It was destroyed in the 19th century.