Didderse

Didderse is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich.

Didderse
Coat of arms
Location of Didderse within Gifhorn district
SteinhorstBrome
Didderse
Didderse
Coordinates: 52°22′51″N 10°24′9″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
Municipal assoc.Papenteich
Government
  MayorRandolf Moos (SPD)
Area
  Total7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total1,316
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38530
Dialling codes05373
Vehicle registrationGF
Websitewww.papenteich.de
Map of the Papenteich

Geography

Neighbourhood

* distance from downtown

City of Celle (37 km) City of Gifhorn (22 km)
Wipshausen, District Peine (3 km) Municipality Hillerse (5 km) Village Rolfsbüttel (4 km)
Municipality Adenbüttel (3 km) City of Wolfsburg (24 km)
Ersehof, District Peine (1 km) Neubrück, District Peine (0 km)
City of Peine (12 km) City of Braunschweig (16 km)

Geographical position

Diddersel is situated north of Braunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath, directly on the Oker banks. However, administrative it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Didderse is around 500m to the east to the German highway 214 and around 6 km to the north of Bundesautobahn 2. Other bigger towns nearby are: Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel, Gifhorn, Peine and Celle.

History

The first documentary mentioning of Didderse was in the year 780. In former times the village was known as Tiddenhusen. After the community reform from 1974 Didderse belonged to the district of Peine. This connection insisted just for a few years. In 1981 Didderse was reintegrated into the district of Gifhorn.

Culture

Religion

Didderse is by the majority Protestantism. It forms a Parish together with the villages Hillerse, Rolfsbüttel and Neubrück.

Politics

The last election for the community government took place on 10 September 2006 with an election turnout of 62.16%. Since that day the district council consists as follows:

  • CDU 4 mandates (-1)
  • SPD 7 mandates (-)

References


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