Rade (Wittingen)

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City of Wittingen
Coordinates: 52 ° 43 ′ 57 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 44 ″  E
Height : 83 m
Area : 5.65 km²
Residents : 151  (December 31, 2017)
Population density : 27 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 29378
Area code : 05831
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Location of Rade in Wittingen

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

geography

The place is east of the core area of ​​Wittingen. The population is 151 and the area is 5.65 km².

The state border with Saxony-Anhalt runs directly on the eastern edge of the village. The neighboring village to the east is Waddekath , part of the municipality of Diesdorf in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel .

The nature reserve Ohreaue lies to the southeast.

The B 244 runs southwest of the village.

history

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

politics

The head of the village is Wilfried Korth.

Culture and sights

  • The Waddekath-Rade station of the Altmärkische Kleinbahn was a station on the Hohenwulsch – Wittingen railway line.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures and area from wittingen.de (PDF file, 34 kB, last accessed on May 9, 2017)
  2. ↑ Population figures from wittingen.de (PDF file, 34 kB, last accessed on August 27, 2019)
  3. ↑ Mayor of the city of Wittingen
  4. ^ Waddekath-Rade station