Meine

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FieldValue
BürgermeistertitelBürgermeisterin
Gemeindeschlüssel03 1 51 016
image_coaWappen von Meine.png
coordinates
image_planMeine in GF.svg
stateNiedersachsen
SamtgemeindePapenteich
districtGifhorn
elevation79
area38.73
postal_code38525 - 38527
area_code05304
licenceGF
divisions8 Ortsteile
websitewww.gemeinde-meine.de
mayorInes Kielhorn
partyWählergemeinschaft Meine earlier SPD
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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

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.

Culture

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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. The catholic church is the Saint Andrew church, built in 1971.

Politics

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%)

References

References

  1. "Home".

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