Arpke

Arpke
Stadtteil of Lehrte
Coat of arms
Location of Arpke
Arpke Location within Germany Arpke Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°23′16″N 10°05′50″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Town	Lehrte
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Schulz (SPD)
Area
• Total	10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Population  (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,879
• Density	269.3/km2 (697.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31275
Dialling codes	05175
Vehicle registration	H

Arpke is a village in the town of Lehrte in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km east of Hanover.

Since 1893 Arpke has a railway station on the Berlin–Lehrte railway and is connected once per hour to Hanover and Wolfsburg.

Literature

• Frank Henschel: Arpke. Chronik eines Dorfes (Stadtgeschichtliche Hefte der Stadt Lehrte, Band 17), Stadt Lehrte (Hg.), 7/2000, 208 Seiten mit Abbildungen, broschiert
• Heimatbund Arpke (Hg.): Arpke. Nicht nur historische Ansichten eines niedersächsischen Dorfes. Festschrift zum 40jährigen Bestehen des Heimatbundes Arpke, 2005, broschiert, 62 Seiten mit Abbildungen in Schwarz-weiß

External links

• Website about Arpke

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  Aerial picture of Arpke facing eastwards
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  View across the pond in the centre of the village
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  Lutheran church “Holy Cross”, on the lefthand the youth centre
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  Walkway along the pond