Lachendorf (West Low German: Lachendörp) is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km east of Celle.
Lachendorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lachendorf within Celle district  | |
  Lachendorf  Lachendorf | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′N 10°15′E / 52.617°N 10.250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Celle |
| Municipal assoc. | Lachendorf |
| Subdivisions | 4 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hartmut Ostermann (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.23 km2 (14.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,577 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29331 |
| Dialling codes | 05145 |
| Vehicle registration | CE |
| Website | www.lachendorf.de |
Lachendorf is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lachendorf.
History edit
In older records Lachendorf is mentioned under the name of Lachtendorp, meaning village at the river Lachte. In 1538 Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg chose it as a proper place for a paper mill, which marks the beginning of settlement and commercial development. In 1845 the paper mill was extended to a factory, creating a remarkable amount of workspace in this agricultural region.[2]
Famous residents edit
- Wilhelm Trumann, great-great grandfather of the 33rd president of the USA Harry S. Truman[3]
- Heinrich Severloh (1923–2006), platoon of the Wehrmacht and rifleman on Omaha Beach
- Konstantin Rausch (born 1990), football/soccer player for Hannover 96
International relations edit
Twin towns – Sister cities edit
Lachendorf is twinned with:
Bricquebec, Manche, Normandy, France[4]
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Martin Wittmann, Kurt W. Seebo: Lachendorf. Ed. I, Lachendorf 1988
Sources edit
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ Mußmann, Olaf: Papier, Pulver und sanfte Energie – Alltag und Technik im vorindustriellen Mühlengewerbe, Münster 1993, pp. 25 ff.
- ^ Comp. germanoriginality.com Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
External links edit
- Official website
(in German)
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