Vechelde is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km southeast of Peine, and 10 km west of Braunschweig.

Municipal subdivisions

  • Alvesse
  • Bettmar
  • Bodenstedt
  • Denstorf
  • Fürstenau
  • Groß Gleidingen
  • Klein Gleidingen
  • Köchingen
  • Liedingen
  • Sierße
  • Sonnenberg
  • Vallstedt
  • Vechelade
  • Vechelde
  • Wahle
  • Wedtlenstedt
  • Wierthe

Twinned cities

Vechelde is twinned with:

Main sights

  • The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
    The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
  • Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
    Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
  • “Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
    “Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
  • The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.
    The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.

References

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vechelde
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