Meine is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a village and member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Meine includes the villages of Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel.

Geography

Neighbourhood

* distance from downtown

Geographical position

Meine is situated north of Braunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. The Mittellandkanal is crossing the community area. Administratively it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Meine is situated at the German highway 4 and around 7 km to the north of the interchange ''Brunswick North'' ( A2 / A391). Other bigger towns nearby are: Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel, Gifhorn, Peine and

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History

The first documentary mentioning of Meine was in the year 1007. In former times the village was known as ''Meynum''. It is expected that Meine is much older and it may have been erected during the

Saxon Wars The Saxon Wars were the campaigns and insurrections of the thirty-three years from 772, when Charlemagne first entered Saxony with the intent to conquer, to 804, when the last rebellion of tribesmen was defeated. In all, 18 campaigns were fought ...

by troops of Charles the Great. From 11th century on, Meine was a frontier town between the

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and the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The latest significant upturn started with the construction of a

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factory in 1883. On 18 August 2011 a new grammar school called ''Philipp Melanchthon Gymnasium'' was opened in Meine. The headmaster is Stephan Oelker.

Culture

Religion

Meine is by the majority Protestantism, Protestant. It forms an evangelic Parish together with the villages Meine, Abbesbüttel, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Ohnhorst, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel as well as the village of Vordorf. The catholic church is the Saint Andrew the Apostle, Andrew church, built in 1971.

Politics

Municipal Council

The council of the Municipality Meine consists of 23 councilmen and women: * Christian Democratic Union (Germany), Christian Democratic Union 9 mandates * Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party 11 mandates * Alliance '90/The Greens 3 mandates * Free Democratic Party (Germany), Free Democratic Party 0 mandates * Others 1 mandate * Vacant since 2013 1 mandate (Status: community election 11. September 2011 with a voter participation of 57,98%)

References

External links

Homepage of the Municipal Meine

Samtgemeinde Papenteich
{{Authority control Gifhorn (district)