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
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,110
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.

References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.



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