Meine | |
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Location of Meine within Gifhorn district  | |
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| Coordinates:52°23′N10°32′E / 52.383°N 10.533°E /52.383; 10.533 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Gifhorn |
| Municipal assoc. | Papenteich |
| Subdivisions | 8Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ines Kielhorn (Wählergemeinschaft Meine earlier SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,628 |
| • Density | 222.8/km2 (577.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38525 - 38527 |
| Dialling codes | 05304 |
| Vehicle registration | GF |
| Website | www.gemeinde-meine.de |
Meine is a municipality in thedistrict of Gifhorn, inLower Saxony,Germany. It is a village and member municipality of theSamtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Meine includes the villages of Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel.
* distance from downtown
| City of Gifhorn (13 km) | ||||
| Municipality Rötgesbüttel (6 km) | Village Ohnhorst (3 km) | |||
| Village Rethen (4 km) |  | Village Wedelheine (3 km) | City of Wolfsburg (18 km) | |
| Municipality Vordorf (1 km) | Village Abbesbüttel (3 km) | Village Grassel (6 km) | ||
| City of Peine (30 km) | City of Braunschweig (17 km) |
Meine is situated north ofBraunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. TheMittellandkanal is crossing the community area. Administratively it belongs to thedistrict of Gifhorn. Meine is situated at the German highway 4 and around 7 km to the north of the interchangeBrunswick North (A2 /A391). Other bigger towns nearby are:Wolfsburg,Salzgitter,Wolfenbüttel,Gifhorn,Peine andCelle.
The first documentary mentioning of Meine was in the year 1007. In former times the village was known asMeynum. It is expected that Meine is much older and it may have been erected during theSaxon Wars by troops ofCharles the Great. From 11th century on, Meine was a frontier town between theBishopric of Hildesheim and theBishopric of Halberstadt. The latest significant upturn started with the construction of aSugar beet factory in 1883. On 18 August 2011 a newgrammar school calledPhilipp Melanchthon Gymnasium was opened in Meine. Theheadmaster is Stephan Oelker.[2]
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Meine is by the majorityProtestant. It forms an evangelicParish together with the villages Meine, Abbesbüttel, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Ohnhorst, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel as well as the village ofVordorf. The catholic church is the SaintAndrew church, built in 1971.
The council of the Municipality Meine consists of 23 councilmen and women:
(Status: community election 11. September 2011 with a voter participation of 57,98%)
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