Wieda

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Wieda

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Wieda
Coordinates: 51°37′57″N 10°35′09″E / 51.63250°N 10.58583°E / 51.63250; 10.58583Coordinates: 51°37′57″N 10°35′09″E / 51.63250°N 10.58583°E / 51.63250; 10.58583
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Osterode am Harz
Municipal assoc. Walkenried
Government
 • Mayor Edgar Hopfstock (SPD)
Area
 • Total 6.53 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Elevation 375 m (1,230 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,382
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 37447
Dialling codes 05586
Vehicle registration OHA
Website www.walkenried.de

Wieda is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wieda is on River Wieda , a tributary of River Zorge in the southern part of the Harz mountains

Sights

There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the center of Wieda, e.g. in the High Street close to the wooden Town Hall. The Old Clock Tower is on the top of a hill offering a scenic view of the municipality and its surroundings. Lutherkirche is the protestant town church which was built in 1770.[2]

  • Protestant Church

  • Clock Tower

  • Half-timbered houses in the High Street

  • River Wieda

  • Town Hall

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Towns and municipalities in Osterode (district)

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, Fortgeschriebene Einwohnerzahlen zum 31. Dezember 2012
  2. ↑ Ulrich Großmann: Hannover und Südniedersachsen, p. 192. Köln 1999
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