Clenze

Clenze
Clenze
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc. Lüchow (Wendland)
Local subdivisions 28 Ortsteile
Mayor Herbert Höbermann
Basic statistics
Area 71.77 km2 (27.71 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m  (82 ft)
Population 2,254 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 31 /km2 (81 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DAN
Postal code 29459
Area code 05844

Clenze is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km northwest of Salzwedel, and 25 km east of Uelzen.

The Polabian name of Clenze is Klǫcka (spelled Cloontzka in older German reference material).

Up until November 1, 2006 Clenze was the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Clenze. It is now part of the Samtgemeinde Lüchow (Wendland).

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