Wittmar

Wittmar is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wittmar
Wittmar
Coat of arms
Location of Wittmar within Wolfenbüttel district
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Wittmar
Wittmar
Coordinates: 52°08′N 10°38′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictWolfenbüttel
Municipal assoc.Elm-Asse
Government
  MayorAndreas Becker (SPD)
Area
  Total4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total1,114
  Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38329
Dialling codes05337
Vehicle registrationWF

Asse

For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.

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