Papenteich

Papenteich
Papenteich
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Gifhorn
Composition 6 municipalities
Mayor Helmuth Holzapfel (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 110.84 km2 (42.80 sq mi)
Elevation 79 m  (259 ft)
Population 23,577 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 213 /km2 (551 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GF
Website www.papenteich.de

Papenteich is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated approximately 10 km south of Gifhorn, and 15 km north of Braunschweig. Papenteich was founded on October 2, 1970 and includes 6 local municipalities with 19 villages. At present its population is 23,458.

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Geography

Structure

Papenteich was founded with eighteen member municipalities. With the reform of 1974, five municipalities with eighteen villages were constructed. The last reform was in 1981 with the integration of the village of Didderse as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of Meine.

Neighbourhood

Meinersen Gifhorn Isenbüttel
Peine Wolfsburg
Braunschweig Helmstedt

Structure of Papenteich


Structure of the Samtgemeinde
Municipality Inhabitants

(31. Dez 2003)
Surface:
in km²
Population density
in Inh../km²
Villages
Municipality Adenbüttel 1 724 13,71 126 Adenbüttel, Rolfsbüttel
Municipality Didderse 1 404 7,41 189 Didderse
Municipality Meine 8 070 38,73 207 Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel
Municipality Rötgesbüttel 2 280 10,83 211 Rötgesbüttel
Municipality Schwülper 6 627 20,89 317 Hülperode, Klein Schwülper, Lagesbüttel, Rothemühle, Groß Schwülper, Walle
Municipality Vordorf 3 326 19,26 173 Eickhorst, Rethen, Vordorf

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