Schladen-Werla

Schladen-Werla

Town hall in Schladen

Coat of arms
Schladen-Werla

Coordinates: 52°02′N 10°34′E / 52.033°N 10.567°E / 52.033; 10.567Coordinates: 52°02′N 10°34′E / 52.033°N 10.567°E / 52.033; 10.567
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Wolfenbüttel
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Memmert (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 73.85 km2 (28.51 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,789
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 38315
Dialling codes 05334, 05335, 05339
Vehicle registration WF
Website www.schladen-werla.de

Schladen-Werla is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 November 2013, when the municipalities of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schladen: Gielde, the town of Hornburg, Schladen proper, and Werlaburgdorf were merged.

Geography

The municipal area is located in the northern foothills of the Harz mountain range, stretching along the Oker river. It borders on the Lower Saxon district of Goslar in the southwest and on the state of Saxony-Anhalt (at the former inner German border) in the southeast.

The Schladen-Werla municipality comprises the localities of Beuchte, Gielde, Hornburg, Isingerode, Schladen, Wehre, and Werlaburgdorf. The administrative seat is at Schladen.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2016 local elections:

Transport

Schladen station is a stop on the Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway line, served by regional trains. The municipality has access to the Bundesautobahn 395 motorway from Brunswick to Goslar-Vienenburg at the Schladen-Nord and Schladen-Süd junctions.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)
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