Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 106.3 km² Local time Tuesday 9:54 PM Dialling code 05142 | Municipal assoc. Eschede Postal codes 29348 Population 3,764 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 29348 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Eschede ( ['ɛʃədə]) is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Situated approximately 15 km northeast of Celle, Eschede lies at the border of the renowned Südheide Nature Park, a protected area of large forests and heaths. Today around 20 small villages are part of the "Samtgemeinde Eschede".
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Map of Eschede, Germany
In 1975, a large fire destroyed vast tracts of forests in the area. The place is also known for the 1998 Eschede train disaster, in which an ICE train crashed, killing 101 and making it the worst German rail accident since the Second World War.
The painter Albert König (1881–1944) was born in Eschede, and the "Albert-König-Museum" can be visited in Unterlüß nearby.
Eschede was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Eschede.