Linden (Wolfenbüttel)

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Linden trees
District town Wolfenbüttel
Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 59 ″  N , 10 ° 33 ′ 35 ″  E
Height : 84 m
Area : 3.43 km²
Residents : 3679  (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density : 1,073 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 38300
Area code : 05331
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Location of Linden in Wolfenbüttel

Linden is a district of the city of Wolfenbüttel in the south .

history

Linden was first mentioned in a document in 1007 with the name Lindim / Lindun. About the name forms Lindem - Linder - Lindum - Lyndum - Lyndem - Lynden - Linde and Lindhem, the name developed in the 19th century to today's Linden.

On March 1, 1974, the incorporation contract with the city of Wolfenbüttel came into force.

politics

Local council election 2016
Participation: 61.21% (+ 4.5% p)
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
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51.97%
48.02%
n. k.
Gains and losses
compared to 2011
 % p
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 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
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+ 2.27  % p
+ 12.32  % p.p.
-14.70  % p

Local council

Since the local election on September 11, 2016, the local council has been composed as follows (changes in 2011):

  • SPD : 6 seats (+1)
  • CDU : 5 seats (+1)
  • GREEN : 0 seats (−2)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Kersten Meinberg (SPD).

Culture and sights

In addition to other architectural monuments, the houses on Zeughausstraße are listed.

  • The St. Brictius Church was founded on November 13, 1118, the feast day of the patron saint, St. Brictius.
  • The Donnerburg Bridge is one of the oldest vaulted bridges in Lower Saxony.
  • The manor park and manor house of the former manor.

  • Half-timbered construction

  • Town view

  • St. Brictius Church

  • War memorial

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the localities and districts of Wolfenbüttel
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 273 .
  3. ^ Website of the communal data processing in Oldenburg , accessed on October 2, 2016

Web links

Commons : Linden  - collection of images, videos and audio files