Leiferde
Leiferde | |
|---|---|
Lutheran church | |
Location of Leiferde
within Gifhorn district | |
![]() Location of Leiferde | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′20″N 10°26′19″E / 52.43889°N 10.43861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Gifhorn |
| Municipal assoc. | Meinersen |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stephanie Fahlbusch-Graber (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,383 |
| • Density | 157.2/km2 (407.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38542 |
| Dialling codes | 05373 |
| Vehicle registration | GF |
| Website | www.leiferde.de |
Leiferde is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Leiferde includes the villages of Dalldorf and Leiferde.
It was the location of the 2022 cargo train incident on the Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway.
References
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.


