Appel
coat of arms | Germany map | |
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Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ' N , 9 ° 45' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Lower Saxony | |
County : | Harburg | |
Joint municipality : | Hollenstedt | |
Height : | 40 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 15.43 km 2 | |
Residents: | 2006 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 130 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 21279 | |
Area code : | 04165 | |
License plate : | WL | |
Community key : | 03 3 53 001 | |
LOCODE : | DE APL | |
Community structure: | 5 districts | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
At Kreisstraße 1b 21279 Appel |
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Website : | ||
Mayor : | Reinhard Kolkmann (BfA) | |
Location of the municipality of Appel in the Harburg district | ||
Appel is part of the Hollenstedt municipality in the Harburg district in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).
geography
Geographical location
Appel lies between the Este , a left tributary of the Elbe and the Harburg mountains . The place is known for its hiking trails in a charming landscape on the fish pond chain to Appelbeck.
Community structure
Appel, Eversen, Eversen-Heide, Grauen and Oldendorf belong to the municipality of Appel.
history
The Harburg dukes Christoph , Otto III. and Wilhelm August built the Appelbecker mill on the Este in 1622 as a paper mill. It was later converted into a sawmill. Today Appelbeck am See is a destination in the Rosengarten Regional Park .
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council elected on September 11, 2016 is composed as follows:
Mayor is Reinhard Kolkmann. (Status of local elections on September 11, 2016)
coat of arms
Blazon : Divided by gold and blue, above a black gable with crossed, inward-looking horse heads and four red compartments, below a swimming, red-armored silver swan.
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).
- ↑ Information board in Appelbeck am See