Boitzenhagen

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Boitzenhagen
City of Wittingen
Coordinates: 52 ° 36 ′ 57 ″  N , 10 ° 48 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 95 m
Area : 17.18 km²
Residents : 238  (December 31, 2017)
Population density : 14 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 29378
Area code : 05836
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Location of Boitzenhagen in Wittingen

Boitzenhagen is a district of the city of Wittingen in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony .

geography

The place is southeast of the core area of ​​Wittingen.

The B 244 runs to the east and the B 248 to the south . A state road leads in a south-north direction from Ehra through Boitzenhagen to Ohrdorf .

politics

Mayor is Klaus Palluk.

Culture and sights

In the forest area of ​​the Bickelsteiner Heide between Boitzenhagen and Ehra-Lessien lies the Bickelstein , a 2.5 meter long and 1.2 meter high ice age boulder made of reddish granite . The stone, which is the most famous boulder in the Wolfsburg-Gifhorn area and the landmark of the Ehra-Lessien community, has markings similar to a horseshoe and a cross.

  • Main street, village community center on the right (former school)

  • The Bickelstein

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures and area from wittingen.de (PDF file, 34 kB, last accessed on May 9, 2017)
  2. ↑ Population figures from wittingen.de (PDF file, 34 kB, last accessed on August 27, 2019)
  3. ↑ Mayor of the city of Wittingen
  4. ↑ The Bickelstein - An enigmatic stone monument