Lachendorf

Lachendorf

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Lachendorf

Coordinates: 52°37′N 10°15′E / 52.617°N 10.250°ECoordinates: 52°37′N 10°15′E / 52.617°N 10.250°E
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Celle
Municipal assoc. Lachendorf
Government
  Mayor Erwin Kriegel (SPD)
Area
  Total 38.23 km2 (14.76 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 6,008
  Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 29331
Dialling codes 05145
Vehicle registration CE
Website www.lachendorf.de

Lachendorf is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km east of Celle.

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

History

In older records Lachendorf is mentioned under the name of Lachtendorp, meaning village at the river Lachte. In 1538 Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg chose it as a proper place for a paper mill, which marks the beginning of settlement and commercial development. In 1845 the paper mill was extended to a factory, creating a remarkable amount of workspace in this agricultural region.[2]

Famous residents

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Lachendorf is twinned with:

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Sources

  1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
  2. Mußmann, Olaf: Papier, Pulver und sanfte Energie – Alltag und Technik im vorindustriellen Mühlengewerbe, Münster 1993, pp. 25 ff.
  3. Comp. germanoriginality.com.
  4. "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved 2013-12-26.

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