Meine

Meine

Coat of arms
Meine

Coordinates: 52°23′N 10°32′E / 52.383°N 10.533°ECoordinates: 52°23′N 10°32′E / 52.383°N 10.533°E
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Gifhorn
Municipal assoc. Papenteich
Government
 • Mayor Ines Kielhorn (SPD)
Area
 • Total 38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,365
 • Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 38525 - 38527
Dialling codes 05304
Vehicle registration GF
Website www.gemeinde-meine.de
Map of the Papenteich

Meine is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a village and member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Meine includes the villages of Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel.

Geography

Neighbourhood

* distance from downtown

City of Gifhorn (13 km)
Municipality Rötgesbüttel (6 km) Village Ohnhorst (3 km)
Village Rethen (4 km) Village Wedelheine (3 km) City of Wolfsburg (18 km)
Municipality Vordorf (1 km) Village Abbesbüttel (3 km) Village Grassel (6 km)
City of Peine (30 km) City of Braunschweig (17 km)

Geographical position

Meine is situated north of Braunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. The Mittellandkanal is crossing the community area. Administratively it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Meine is situated at the German highway 4 and around 7 km to the north of the interchange Brunswick North (A2 /A391). Other bigger towns nearby are: Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel, Gifhorn, Peine and Celle.

History

The first documentary mentioning of Meine was in the year 1007. In former times the village was known as Meynum. It is expected that Meine is much older and it may have been erected during the Saxon Wars by troops of Charles the Great. From 11th century on, Meine was a frontier town between the Bishopric of Hildesheim and the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The latest significant upturn started with the construction of a Sugar beet factory in 1883. On 18 August 2011 a new grammar school called Philipp Melanchthon Gymnasium was opened in Meine. The headmaster is Stephan Oelker.[2]

Culture

St. Stephani church in Meine

Religion

Meine is by the majority Protestant. It forms an evangelic Parish together with the villages Meine, Abbesbüttel, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Ohnhorst, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel as well as the village of Vordorf.

Politics

Municipal Council

The council of the Municipality Meine consists of 23 councilmen and women:

(Status: community election 11. September 2011 with a voter participation of 57,98%)

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
  2. ↑ http://www.pmg-meine.de

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