Weissenberge

Weissenberge Community Wahrenholz Coordinates: 52 ° 37 ′ 13 ″  N , 10 ° 33 ′ 38 ″  E
Height :	70 m above sea level NHN
Incorporated into:	True wood
Postal code :	29399
Area code :	05835
Location of Weißenberge in Lower Saxony
Entrance to the village, on the left the former restaurant

Weißenberge , sometimes also spelled White Mountains , is a district of the municipality of Wahrenholz in the Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony . The place name Weißenberge comes from an approximately 71-meter-high elevation on which white sandstone was visible.

Memorial stone for the 400th local anniversary

The first mention of Weißenberg is known from 1619. Around 1950 Weißenberge consisted of only a brick factory and a few houses. In 2019, the municipal council of Wahrenholz decided on the uniform spelling of the place name Weißenberge , this year a memorial stone was also set up to mark the 400th anniversary of the locality .

The restaurant (Lieb, owner most recently Kühn), which used to be a grocery store, was closed around 1990. The Weissenberge Festival Committee organizes events such as the Easter bonfire and the setting up of the maypole . Bus routes operated by the Gifhorn district transport company run from Weißenberge to Hankensbüttel , Wahrenholz and Wesendorf . Evangelical Lutheran residents belong to the parish in Wahrenholz, Catholics belong to the Church of the Assumption of Mary in Wesendorf.

Web links

Commons : Weißenberge  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Map as of mid-1950
2. ^ Weissenberge, not White Mountains. az-online.de, February 25, 2019, accessed on April 28, 2019.