Schöppenstedt

Schöppenstedt
Schöppenstedt
Town
	Timber framed house in Schöppenstedt
	Coat of arms
	Location of Schöppenstedt within Wolfenbüttel district
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Wolfenbüttel
Municipal assoc.	Elm-Asse
Government
• Mayor	Karlheinz Mühe (SPD)
Area
• Total	39.65 km2 (15.31 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	5,653
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38170
Dialling codes	05332
Vehicle registration	WF

Schöppenstedt is a town in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated southwest of the Elm, approx. 17 km east of Wolfenbüttel, and 21 km southeast of Braunschweig. Schöppenstedt has a population of 5,800 (as of 2005).

Schöppenstedt is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Elm-Asse, which has a population of 18,600 (2013).

Notable sites

A main landmark is the St. Stephen's Church with its famous leaning tower of the 12th century. The interior contains remarkable stone pillars with depictions of animal figures and human heads, including Wotan and his ravens, the Fenris Wolf, the Midgard Serpent and the Ash Ekdrasül (black and white illustration). These ornate pillars have been constructed with the introduction of Christianity as a monument to the ancient gods of faith - the ornaments could date from the first documented mention of Schöppenstedt (1051).

Schöppenstedt has a museum dedicated to Till Eulenspiegel.