Wendeburg

Wendeburg
Municipality
Lutheran church
Coat of arms
Location of Wendeburg within Peine district
Location of Wendeburg
Wendeburg Location within Germany Wendeburg Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°19′N 10°24′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Peine
Subdivisions	8 districts
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Gerd Albrecht (CDU)
Area
• Total	60.15 km2 (23.22 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	10,199
• Density	169.6/km2 (439.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38176
Dialling codes	05303, 05302, 05171
Vehicle registration	PE
Website	www.wendeburg.de

Wendeburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛndəbʊʁk]) is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km east of Peine, and 12 km northwest of Braunschweig.

Municipal subdivisions

• Bortfeld
• Harvesse
• Meerdorf
• Neubrück and Ersehof
• Rüper
• Sophiental
• Wendeburg, Wendezelle and Zweidorf
• Wense

Personalities of the community

Georg Heinrich Brandes (1832)

• Heinrich Brandes (1803-1868), painter, born in the district of Bortfeld
• Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr (1800-1875), founder of the food company Knorr, born in the district of Meerdorf
• Gerhard Schrader (1903-1990), chemist, born in the district of Bortfeld

External links

Media related to Wendeburg at Wikimedia Commons