Lehndorf-Watenbüttel is a ''
Stadtbezirk'' (borough) in the northwestern part of
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...
, Germany. The Stadtbezirk comprises the
quarters Kanzlerfeld, Lamme, Lehndorf,
Ölper,
Völkenrode
Völkenrode is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. Formerly a municipality in its own right and part of the district of Braunschweig, it was incorporated into the city of Braunschweig in 1974. Today, it is part of t ...
, and Watenbüttel.
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), as well as the Kanzlerfeld, a new quarter built in the 1960s.
Politics
The district mayor Frank Graffstedt is a member of the
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been the ...
.
Stadtbezirksrat im Stadtbezirk 321 Lehndorf-Watenbüttel
(in German). Retrieved on 1 September 2017.
Coats of arms
Wappen Braunschweig-Lamme.png, Coat of arms of Lamme
DE-NI 03-1-01-000 Lehndorf COA.svg, Coat of arms of Lehndorf
DE-NI 03-1-01-000 Oelper COA.svg, Coat of arms of Ölper
Wappen Braunschweig-Voelkenrode.png, Coat of arms of Völkenrode
Wappen Braunschweig-Watenbuettel.png, Coat of arms of Watenbüttel
References
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Boroughs and quarters of Braunschweig