Völkenrode
| Braunschweig-Völkenrode | ||
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| Stadtteil of Braunschweig | ||
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Church in Völkenrode. | ||
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  Braunschweig-Völkenrode | ||
Location of Völkenrode within Braunschweig .png) | ||
| Coordinates: 52°18′17″N 10°26′33″E / 52.30472°N 10.44250°ECoordinates: 52°18′17″N 10°26′33″E / 52.30472°N 10.44250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Braunschweig urban district | |
| City | Braunschweig | |
| Population (2013-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 1,731 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 38112 | |
| Dialling codes | 0531 | |
| Vehicle registration | BS | |
Völkenrode is a quarter of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. Völkenrode, formerly a municipality on its own and part of the district of Braunschweig, was incorporated into the city of Braunschweig in 1974.[1]
During the Second World War, it was home to the Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt (Aeronautical Research Institute, LFA), a secret facility for airframe, aeroengine, and aircraft weapons testing.[2]
Völkenrode, and the LFA, were visited postwar by the British Ministry of Aircraft Production survey team, headed by Sir Roy Fedden.[3] Today, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt and the former Federal Agricultural Research Centre are located on the former LFA site.
References
- ↑ "Kreisfreie Stadt Braunschweig" (PDF) (in German). statistik.niedersachsen.de.
- ↑ Christopher, John. The Race for Hitler's X-Planes (The Mill, Gloucestershire: History Press, 2013), pp.25 and 40, and map p.26.
- ↑ Christopher, pp.9-10.
External links
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- Website (German)