Wittmar
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Location of Wittmar within Wolfenbüttel district
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| Coordinates | 52°08′N 10°38′E / 52.13333°N 10.63333°ECoordinates: 52°08′N 10°38′E / 52.13333°N 10.63333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Wolfenbüttel |
| Municipal assoc. | Asse |
| Mayor | Andreas Becker (SPD) |
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| Area | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population | 1,239 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 266 /km2 (690 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WF |
| Postal code | 38329 |
| Area code | 05337 |
Wittmar is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Samtgemeinde Asse (German)
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