Lindwedel

Lindwedel
Coat of arms
Lindwedel
Location of Lindwedel within Heidekreis district
Coordinates: 52°37′N 9°41′E / 52.617°N 9.683°E / 52.617; 9.683Coordinates: 52°37′N 9°41′E / 52.617°N 9.683°E / 52.617; 9.683
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Municipal assoc.	Schwarmstedt
Government
• Mayor	Axel Wehberg (CDU)
Area
• Total	16.56 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,618
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29690
Dialling codes	05073 u. 05130
Vehicle registration	FAL u. SFA
Website	www.lindwedel.de

Lindwedel is a municipality in the administrative division of Schwarmstedt, in the Heidekreis region of Lower Saxony, Germany.

There is evidence of settlement in the area for several millennia. The first mention of Lindwedel is in the year 1304.

The municipality comprises the villages of Lindwedel and Hope.

Neighboring municipalities are Vesbeck, Oegenbostel, Plumhof, Berkhof, Sprockhof, Buchholz (Aller), Grindau and Esperke.

Towns and municipalities in Heidekreis
Ahlden Bad Fallingbostel Bispingen Böhme Bomlitz Buchholz Eickeloh Essel Frankenfeld Gilten Grethem Hademstorf Häuslingen Hodenhagen Lindwedel Munster Neuenkirchen Osterheide Rethem Schneverdingen Schwarmstedt Soltau Walsrode Wietzendorf

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