District Gifhorn Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 38.73 km² Local time Saturday 5:09 AM Municipal assoc. Papenteich | Elevation 79 m (259 ft) Postal codes 38525 - 38527 Population 8,136 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 05304 | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of 38527 Meine Germany
- Neighbourhood
- Geographical position
- History
- Religion
- Municipal Council
- References
Map of 38527 Meine, Germany
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 Celle.
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 by troops of Charles the Great. From 11th century on, Meine was a frontier town between the Bishopric of Hildesheim and the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The latest significant upturn started with the construction of a Sugar beet factory in 1883. On 18 August 2011 a new grammar school called Philipp Melanchthon Gymnasium was opened in Meine. The headmaster is Stephan Oelker.
Religion
Meine is by the majority 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.
Municipal Council
The council of the Municipality Meine consists of 23 councilmen and women:
(Status: community election 11. September 2011 with a voter participation of 57,98%)