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Hedeper
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Location of Hedeper within Wolfenbüttel district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Wolfenbüttel |
| Municipal assoc. | Asse |
| Local subdivisions | 2 |
| Mayor | Heinz Fandre (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 15.66 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population | 543 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 35 /km2 (90 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WF |
| Postal code | 38322 |
| Area code | 05336 |
| Website | www.hedeper.de |
Hedeper is a municipality in the foothills of the Harz in east Lower Saxony with about 600 inhabitants in the administrative district Wolfenbüttel on approximately 16 km².
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Wolfenbüttel lies about 15 km (air line) northwesterly from Hedeper. Hedeper is the most southernly municipality in the higher municipality "Asse". It consists of the towns of Wetzleben (146 inhabitants) and Hedeper (401 inhabitants).
Both municipalities of Wetzleben and Hedeper were united in one common municipality in 1974. Hedeper was mentioned in a written document for the first time in 1188 and Wetzleben already 994.
As a landmark of Hedeper an old windmill ist situated to the west of the village ("Erdholländer Windmühle"). It was built in 1900 and was in use until 1956. From this spot one could once see 20 windmills, none of which remain today. Instead, the new windwheels of the local windmill power plant surround Hedeper.
Hedeper has come to life again after the depression in the eighties, when several local farms had to shut down. Now it boasts a small, but quite active sportsclub, a lively shooting club, a vital Protestant congregation and a committed auxiliary fire brigade. Three local farmers have joined to build a biogas plant serving the local community.
The village church was restored in 2002 extravagantly and now represents the original state again.
Located in the southeast lies the "block mountain" (Klotzeberg), the indeed smallest, nevertheless first natural reserve of the administrative district.
The inhabitants Hedepers lived generally on the scenery and forestry. Even if the place is still today agriculturally embossed, nevertheless, the jobs of the inhabitants generally lie in Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig, Salzgitter or Wolfsburg. In earlier times many inhabitants earned their living as a driver during the hunts that took place in fall.
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