Vechelde

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

(2021–26) Tobias Grünert^[1] (CDU)Area • Total75.89 km² (29.30 sq mi)Elevation74 m (243 ft)Population • Total18,419 • Density240/km² (630/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes05302, 05300Vehicle registrationPEWebsitewww.vechelde.de

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:

• Valkeakoski, Finland since 1976
• Biederitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany since 1990
• Niemodlin, Poland since 2006

Main sights

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

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