Didderse is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in

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. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich.

Geography

Neighbourhood

* distance from downtown

Geographical position

Diddersel is situated north of

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, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath, directly on the Oker banks. However, administrative it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Didderse is around 500m to the east to the German highway 214 and around 6 km to the north of

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. Other bigger towns nearby are:

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, Salzgitter,

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, Gifhorn, Peine and

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History

The first documentary mentioning of Didderse was in the year 780. In former times the village was known as ''Tiddenhusen''. After the community reform from 1974 Didderse belonged to the district of Peine. This connection insisted just for a few years. In 1981 Didderse was reintegrated into the district of Gifhorn.

Culture

Religion

Didderse is by the majority

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. It forms a

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together with the villages

Hillerse Hillerse is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Meinersen. The Municipality Hillerse includes the villages of Hillerse and Volkse. Twin towns Hillerse is twinned ...

, Rolfsbüttel and Neubrück.

Politics

The last election for the community government took place on 10 September 2006 with an election turnout of 62.16%. Since that day the district council consists as follows: * CDU 4 mandates (-1) *

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7 mandates (-)

References

{{Authority control Gifhorn (district)