Schladen-Werla

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.

Schladen-Werla
Town hall in Schladen
Coat of arms
Location of Schladen-Werla within Wolfenbüttel district
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Schladen-Werla
Schladen-Werla
Coordinates: 52°02′N 10°34′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictWolfenbüttel
Government
 • MayorAndreas Memmert (Ind.)
Area
 • Total73.85 km2 (28.51 sq mi)
Elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total8,744
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38315
Dialling codes05334, 05335, 05339
Vehicle registrationWF
Websitewww.schladen-werla.de

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.

See also

References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2019.
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