Erpensen

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Erpensen
City of Wittingen
Coordinates: 52 ° 44 ′ 38 "  N , 10 ° 45 ′ 27"  E
Height : 81 m
Area : 7.09 km²
Residents : 166  (December 31, 2017)
Population density : 23 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 29378
Area code : 05831
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Location of Erpensen in Wittingen

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

geography

The place is northeast of the core area of ​​Wittingen. The state border with Saxony-Anhalt runs 2 km to the east.

history

On March 1, 1974 Erpensen was incorporated into the town of Wittingen together with the former communities Darrigsdorf , Gannerwinkel , Glüsingen , Kakerbeck , Lüben , Rade , Stöcken , Suderwittingen and Wollerstorf .

politics

Mayor is Jürgen Thunecke.

Culture and sights

  • The simple early Gothic Erpensen chapel was built in the 13th century.

literature

  • Adolf Meyer: Erpensen - From the history of the village and its inhabitants. Self-published, 2005.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures and area from wittingen.de (PDF file, 34 kB, last accessed on August 12, 2014)
  2. ↑ Population figures from wittingen.de (PDF file, 34 kB, last accessed on August 27, 2019)
  3. ↑ Mayor of the City of Wittingen , accessed on August 1, 2017