Wendeburg is a municipality in the district of Peine, in

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. It is situated approximately 11 km east of

Peine Peine (; Eastphalian: ''Paane'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Peine. It is situated on the river Fuhse and the Mittellandkanal, approximately west of Braunschweig, and east of Hanover. History A deed from 11 ...

, and 12 km northwest 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 ...

Municipal subdivisions

* Bortfeld * Harvesse * Meerdorf * Neubrück and Ersehof * Rüper * Sophiental * Wendeburg, Wendezelle and Zweidorf * Wense

Personalities of the community

Georg Heinrich Brandes - Selbstportrait (1832)

* Heinrich Brandes (1803-1868), painter, born in the district of Bortfeld *

Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr (15 May 1800 in Wendeburg, Meerdorf near Braunschweig – 20 May 1875 in Heilbronn), was a German businessman and founder of food and beverage company Knorr (brand), Knorr. References

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(1800-1875), founder of the food company Knorr, born in the district of Meerdorf *

Gerhard Schrader Gerhard Schrader (25 February 1903 – 10 April 1990) was a German chemist specializing in the discovery of new insecticides, hoping to make progress in the fight against hunger in the world. Schrader is best known for his accidental discovery of ...

(1903-1990), chemist, born in the district of Bortfeld

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