Village south

Village south City of Salzgitter Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 57 ″ N , 10 ° 22 ′ 9 ″ E
Area :	37.03 km²
Residents :	24,671 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	666 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	38259
Area code :	05341
	Location of the village south in Salzgitter

The village south is the second largest of the seven localities in the independent city of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony .

geography

The village south borders in the north on the village west , in the northeast on the village southeast , in the southeast, south and southwest on the district of Goslar with the municipalities of Liebenburg and Wallmoden and in the west on the district of Wolfenbüttel with the joint municipality of Baddeckestedt .

structure

The locality south consists of the following five districts of the city of Salzgitter.

district	Population (December 2018)	Area in km²	Population density in inh / km²
Grid	771	2.98	258
Big warning	538	6.32	85
Hohenrode	172	1.27	135
Ringelheim	1.995	7.22	276
Salzgitter bath	21,195	19.23	1102
Village south	24,671	37.03	666

photos

View of grating
View of Groß Mahner from the B 248
Hohenrode manor
View over the castle pond to Ringelheim Castle
Half-timbered houses in the old town of SZ-Bad

history

The locality south 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.

Village south - population development since 1985
year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents	development
1985	27,196	1998	28,780	2007	26,235
1990	27,860	1999	28,664	2008	26,026
1991	28,512	2000	28,501	2009	25,790
1992	29,287	2001	28,379	2010	25,321
1993	29,056	2002	28,167	2011	25,137
1994	29,078	2003	27,633	2012	24,868
1995	29,282	2004	27,316	2013	24,751
1996	29.096	2005	26,945	2014	24,828
1997	28,933	2006	26,588	2015	25,567
Sources: years 1985 to 1992, years 1993 to 2016				2016	26,075

politics

Local council election 2016

in percent

%

40

30th

20th

10

0

38.4

35.5

9.2

6.5

5.7

4.7

MBS ^c

Gains and losses

compared to 2011

% p

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-3.3

+3.1

-0.8

+2.4

-2.1

+1.7

MBS ^c

Remarks:

^c Responsible citizens of Salzgitter

Distribution of seats in the local council

A total of 19 seats

Left : 1
SPD : 7
Greens : 1
MBS : 2
FDP : 1
CDU : 7

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

Local council

The local council consists of 19 councilors. According to the main statute of the city of Salzgitter, this is the number stipulated for a town with 20,001 to 30,000 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 (−1)
CDU : 7 seats (+1)
MBS : 2 seats (± 0)
Left : 1 seat (± 0)
Green : 1 seat (± 0)
FDP : 1 seat (± 0)