Papenteich

Papenteich
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Papenteich
Coordinates: 52°23′00″N 10°32′00″E / 52.38333°N 10.53333°E / 52.38333; 10.53333Coordinates: 52°23′00″N 10°32′00″E / 52.38333°N 10.53333°E / 52.38333; 10.53333
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Government
• Mayor	Helmuth Holzapfel (SPD)
Area
• Total	110.84 km2 (42.80 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	23,629
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration	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.

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

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  Map of the area Papenteich around the year 1600

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  Structure of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich

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