Country Germany District Wolfenbüttel Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 73.85 km² | State Lower Saxony Elevation 97 m (318 ft) Postal codes 38315 Postal code 38315 | |
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Schladen-Werla is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 November 2013, when the municipalities of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schladen: Gielde, the town of Hornburg, Schladen proper, and Werlaburgdorf were merged.
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Map of 38315 Schladen-Werla, Germany
Geography
The municipal area is located in the northern foothills of the Harz mountain range, stretching along the Oker river. It borders on the Lower Saxon district of Goslar in the southwest and on the state of Saxony-Anhalt (at the former inner German border) in the southeast.
The Schladen-Werla municipality comprises the localities of Beuchte, Gielde, Hornburg, Isingerode, Schladen, Wehre, and Werlaburgdorf. The administrative seat is at Schladen.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2016 local elections:
Transport
Schladen station is a stop on the Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway line, served by regional trains. The municipality has access to the Bundesautobahn 395 motorway from Brunswick to Goslar-Vienenburg at the Schladen-Nord and Schladen-Süd junctions.