Reddingen is a village in the municipality of Wietzendorf in Soltau-Fallingbostel district, Lower Saxony, Germany. The village, even with its associated hamlets of Reiningen and Halmern, only has 100 inhabitants. Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of Wietzendorf since 1974.

Reddingen
Location of Reddingen
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Reddingen is located in Germany
Reddingen
Reddingen
Reddingen is located in Lower Saxony
Reddingen
Reddingen
Coordinates: 52°54′41.29″N 10°00′52.46″E / 52.9114694°N 10.0145722°E / 52.9114694; 10.0145722
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictSoltau-Fallingbostel
MunicipalityWietzendorf
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total101
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29649
Dialling codes05196

Location edit

Reddingen lies on the Lüneburg Heath. The Wietze river flows through the settlement of Reiningen. The Munster South Training Area begins immediately north of the three villages and is closed to the public.

Transport edit

The K 11 and K 38 district roads meet in the village. The VNN's bus line no. 352 runs through the villages.

By the Wietze in Reiningen is a water gauge and a hydrometric gauging station belonging to the NLWKN for gathering environmental data.

In Halmern, Reddingen and Reiningen there are no road names, just house numbers which the residents, postal staff, local suppliers and visitors have to get to know.

Politics edit

The chair of the parish council (Ortsvorsteher) is Wilhelm Grünhagen.