Papenteich is a
Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipality, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division ...
in the
district of Gifhorn in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
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, situated approximately 10 km south of
Gifhorn
Gifhorn () is a town and capital of the district of Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 42,000 and is mainly influenced by the small distance to the more industrial and commercially important cities nearby, ...
, and 15 km north 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 ...
. Papenteich was founded on October 2, 1970 and includes 6 local municipalities with 19 villages. At present its population is 23,458.
Geography
Structure
Papenteich was founded with eighteen member municipalities. With the reform of 1974, five municipalities with eighteen villages were constructed. The last reform was in 1981 with the integration of the village of
Didderse as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of
Meine.
Neighbourhood
Structure of Papenteich
Image:Karte vom Papenteich im Amt Gifhorn um 1600.jpg, Map of the area Papenteich around the year 1600
Image:Karte der Samtgemeinde Papenteich.jpg, Structure of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich
References
Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony
Gifhorn (district)
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