Wittingen

Wittingen is a small town in the north of the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It has 12.268 inhabitants (2005). Wittingen's postal codes are 29378 and 29379.

Town
Coat of arms
Location of Wittingen within Gifhorn district
Coordinates: 52°43′N 10°44′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Subdivisions	26 districts
Government
• Mayor	Karl Ridder (CDU)
Area
• Total	225.08 km2 (86.90 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population  (2005-06-30)
• Total	12,268
• Density	54.505/km2 (141.167/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29378, 29379
Vehicle registration	GF
Website	www.wittingen.de

Around Wittingen, there are 26 villages:

Boitzenhagen Darrigsdorf Erpensen Eutzen Gannerwinkel Glüsingen Hagen Kakerbeck Knesebeck

Küstorf Lüben Mahnburg Ohrdorf Plastau Rade Radenbeck Schneflingen Stöcken

Suderwittingen Teschendorf Vorhop Transvaal Wollerstorf Wunderbüttel Zasenbeck Rumsdorf

History

Wittingen was first mentioned in a document of 781

Wittingen Media

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  Monument house Kreyenberg from 1640

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  Wasserturm der ehemaligen Kleinbahn Celle-Wittingen in Wittingen

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  Brewer sculpture (1998 by Georg Arfmann)

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  Philipp Spitta (27th Dezember 1841 - 13th April 1894)

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  Friedrich Spitta before 1896

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  Otsblick in der Altstadt von Wittingen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Other websites

Media related to Wittingen at Wikimedia Commons

• www.wittingen.de (in German)