Tostedt

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Coordinates: 53°17′00″N 9°43′00″E / 53.283333, 9.716667

Tostedt
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Tostedt
Tostedt (Germany)
Tostedt
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Harburg
Municipal assoc. Tostedt
Mayor Günter Weiß (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 48.24 km² (18.6 sq mi)
Elevation 61 m  (200 ft)
Population 13,269  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 275 /km² (712 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WL
Postal code 21255
Area code 04182

Tostedt is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 35 km southwest of Hamburg, and 12 km southwest of Buchholz in der Nordheide.

Tostedt is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Tostedt.