Lehndorf-Watenbüttel

Lehndorf-Watenbüttel
Stadtbezirk of Braunschweig
Watenbüttel
Lehndorf-Watenbüttel
Location of Lehndorf-Watenbüttel within Braunschweig
Coordinates: 52°17′0″N 10°27′44.9″E / 52.28333°N 10.462472°E / 52.28333; 10.462472Coordinates: 52°17′0″N 10°27′44.9″E / 52.28333°N 10.462472°E / 52.28333; 10.462472
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Braunschweig urban district
City Braunschweig
Government
 • Mayor Frank Graffstedt (SPD)
Area
 • Total 27.35 km2 (10.56 sq mi)
Population (2016-12-31)
 • Total 21,791
 • Density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 38112, 38114, 38116
Dialling codes 0531
Vehicle registration BS

Lehndorf-Watenbüttel is a Stadtbezirk (city district) in the north-western part of Braunschweig, Germany. The Stadtbezirk comprises the quarters Kanzlerfeld, Lamme, Lehndorf, Ölper, Völkenrode, and Watenbüttel.[1]


History

The district consists of several villages that were incorporated into Braunschweig during the 20th century, in 1934 (Lehndorf and Ölper) and in 1974 (Lamme, Völkenrode, and Wattenbüttel),[2] as well as the Kanzlerfeld, a new quarter built in the 1960s.[3]

Politics

The district mayor Frank Graffstedt is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[4]

Coats of arms

References

  1. ↑ Stadtbezirke (in German). Retrieved on 1 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kreisfreie Stadt Braunschweig" (PDF) (in German). statistik.niedersachsen.de.
  3. ↑ Kanzlerfeld - Trabantenstadt im Grünen (in German). Retrieved on 1 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Stadtbezirksrat im Stadtbezirk 321 Lehndorf-Watenbüttel (in German). Retrieved on 1 September 2017.
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