North locality

North locality City of Salzgitter Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 2 ″ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 59 ″ E
Area :	27.94 km²
Residents :	48,392 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	1,732 inhabitants / km²
Postcodes :	38226 (Lebenstedt) , ; 38228 (Fredenberg, Bruchmachtersen) , ; 38229 (Engelnstedt, Salder)
Area code :	05341
	Location of the northern part of Salzgitter

The north is the largest of the seven towns in the independent city of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony .

geography

The village north borders in the north on the district of Peine with the municipality Lengede , in the north-east on the village northeast , in the east on the village east , in the south on the village west and in the west on the village northwest .

structure

The north is made up of the following four districts of the city of Salzgitter.

district	Population (December 2018)	Area in km²	Population density in inh / km²
Bruchmachtersen	758	1.56	487
Engelnstedt	759	4.48	169
Lebenstedt	45,468	13.73	3312
Balance	1,407	8.18	172
North locality	48,392	27.94	1732

In addition to these four districts, the following settlements and residential areas belong to the north:

Fredenberg zu Lebenstedt
Sukopsmühle in Bruchmachtersen

photos

Church in Bruchmachtersen
Church of St. Cosmas and Damian in Engelnstedt
Town hall of the city of Salzgitter in Lebenstedt
Salder Castle
Residential area in Fredenberg
Upper Sukops Mill

history

The locality north was created together with the other six localities on January 1, 1972 to reduce the number of local councils to seven. Before that, all 29 districts that were part of Salzgitter at the time had their own local council. The first local election took place that same year.

Population development

The table shows the population including secondary residences as of December 31 of the respective year.

Population development from 1985 to 2016

year	Residents
1985	51,420
1990	52,411
1991	52,473
1992	52,681
1993	53,892
1994	53,995
1995	53,602
1996	53,241
1997	52,315
1998	52,074

year	Residents
1999	51,766
2000	51,514
2001	51.122
2002	50,469
2003	49,634
2004	48,968
2005	48,493
2006	48,148
2007	47,487
2008	47.012

year	Residents
2009	46,485
2010	46,236
2011	46.057
2012	45,919
2013	46.121
2014	46,690
2015	47,649
2016	49,327

Sources: years 1985 to 1992, years 1993 to 2016

politics

Local council election 2016

in percent

%

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

40.7

28.7

10.4

8.9

7.1

4.1

MBS ^c

Gains and losses

compared to 2011

% p

6th

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-3.7

-2.5

+5.2

-1.0

+2.5

+2.8

MBS ^c

Remarks:

^c Responsible citizens of Salzgitter

Distribution of seats in the local council

A total of 29 seats

Left : 2
SPD : 12
Greens : 3
MBS : 3
FDP : 1
CDU : 8

Like all localities, the northern locality has a local council, from whose ranks a local mayor is elected.

Local council

The local council consists of 29 councilors and councilors. According to the main statutes of the city of Salzgitter, this is the number specified for a town with over 40,000 inhabitants. The current legislative period began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021. The local elections on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following distribution of seats (change from 2011):

SPD : 12 seats (−1)
CDU : 8 seats (−1)
MBS : 3 seats (+1)
Green : 3 seats (± 0)
Left : 2 seats (+1)
FDP : 1 seat (+1)