Papenteich

Papenteich
Samtgemeinde
Coat of arms
Location of Papenteich
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Subdivisions	6 municipalities
Government
• Mayor	Helmuth Holzapfel (SPD)
Area
• Total	110.84 km2 (42.80 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	24,820
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GF
Website	www.papenteich.de

Papenteich is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated approximately 10 km south of Gifhorn, and 15 km north of Braunschweig. Papenteich was founded on October 2, 1970 and includes 6 local municipalities with 19 villages. At present its population is 23,458.

Geography

Structure

Papenteich was founded with eighteen member municipalities. With the reform of 1974, five municipalities with eighteen villages were constructed. The last reform was in 1981 with the integration of the village of Didderse as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of Meine.

Neighbourhood

Meinersen	Gifhorn	Isenbüttel
Peine		Wolfsburg
	Braunschweig	Helmstedt

Structure of Papenteich

Structure of the Samtgemeinde
Municipality	Inhabitants (31. Dez 2003)	Surface: in km²	Population density in Inh../km²	Villages
Municipality Adenbüttel	1 724	13,71	126	Adenbüttel, Rolfsbüttel
Municipality Didderse	1 404	7,41	189	Didderse
Municipality Meine	8 070	38,73	207	Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel
Municipality Rötgesbüttel	2 280	10,83	211	Rötgesbüttel
Municipality Schwülper	6 627	20,89	317	Hülperode, Klein Schwülper, Lagesbüttel, Rothemühle, Groß Schwülper, Walle
Municipality Vordorf	3 326	19,26	173	Eickhorst, Rethen, Vordorf

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  Map of the area Papenteich around the year 1600
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  Structure of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich