Veltheim

Veltheim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Veltheim within Wolfenbüttel district
Veltheim Show map of Germany Veltheim Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°13′11″N 10°41′04″E / 52.21972°N 10.68444°E / 52.21972; 10.68444
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Wolfenbüttel
Municipal assoc.	Sickte
Government
• Mayor	Alexander von Veltheim (CDU)
Area
• Total	8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,004
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38173
Dialling codes	05305
Vehicle registration	WF
Website	www.veltheim-ohe.de

Veltheim (historically known as Veltheim an der Ohe) is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Veltheim family

The noble Brunswick ministerialis family von Veltheim was first mentioned in 1160. (See Veltheim family, German article.) They owned Veltheim Castle until 1495, however remained based on other estates that had since been acquired in the Helmstedt, Magdeburg and Harz regions. The von Veltheim family bought back Veltheim Castle in 1832 and they continue to inhabit it.

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  Protestant church in Veltheim
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  Veltheim Castle
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  Coat of arms of the noble family von Veltheim

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