Village northwest

Village northwest City of Salzgitter Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 38 " N , 10 ° 15 ′ 45" E
Area :	33.35 km²
Residents :	5483 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	164 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	38228
Area code :	05341
	Location of the village northwest in Salzgitter

The village northwest is the third smallest of the seven localities in the independent city of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony .

geography

The village north-west borders in the north on the district of Peine with the municipality of Lengede , in the east on the village of north , in the southeast on the village of West , in the southwest on the district of Wolfenbüttel with the municipality of Baddeckestedt and in the northwest on the district of Hildesheim with the municipality of Söhlde .

structure

The village northwest 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
Lesse	1,133	12.50	99
Lichtenberg	3,305	8.83	374
Osterlinde	394	7.55	52
Reppner	651	4.47	146
Village northwest	5,483	33.35	164

In addition to these four districts, the following settlement belongs to the north-west:

Altenhagen to Lichtenberg

photos

St. Peter and Paul Church in Lesse
View of Lichtenberg
St. George's Church in Osterlinde
St. Jacobi Church in Reppner
View of Altenhagen

history

The north-west village was created together with the other six localities on January 1, 1972, in order 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.

Northwest village - population development since 1985
year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents	development
1985	4726	1998	5528	2007	5886
1990	5215	1999	5527	2008	5935
1991	5344	2000	5545	2009	5896
1992	5538	2001	5534	2010	5848
1993	5520	2002	5633	2011	5824
1994	5549	2003	5874	2012	5811
1995	5535	2004	5916	2013	5877
1996	5500	2005	5982	2014	5932
1997	5453	2006	5888	2015	5911
Sources: years 1985 to 1992, years 1993 to 2016				2016	5931

politics

Local council election 2016

in percent

%

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

47.0

33.7

6.4

5.7

3.8

3.4

MBS ^c

Gains and losses

compared to 2011

% p

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-0.9

+0.3

+2.7

-4.0

+1.8

+1.0

MBS ^c

Remarks:

^c Responsible citizens of Salzgitter

Distribution of seats in the local council

A total of 15 seats

Left : 1
SPD : 7
Greens : 1
MBS : 1
CDU : 5th

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

Local council

The local council consists of 15 councilors. According to the main statutes of the city of Salzgitter, this is the number specified for a town with less than 10,000 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 : 7 seats (± 0)
CDU : 5 seats (± 0)
MBS : 1 seat (± 0)
Greens : 1 seat (−1)
Left : 1 seat (+1)
FDP : 0 seats (± 0)