Wittmar
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  Wittmar | ||
Location of Wittmar within Wolfenbüttel district 
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| Coordinates: 52°08′N 10°38′E / 52.133°N 10.633°ECoordinates: 52°08′N 10°38′E / 52.133°N 10.633°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Wolfenbüttel | |
| Municipal assoc. | Elm-Asse | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Andreas Becker (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,168 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 38329 | |
| Dialling codes | 05337 | |
| Vehicle registration | WF | |
Wittmar is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Asse
For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.
References
External links
- Samtgemeinde Asse (German)
