Wietzendorf
Appearance
Wietzendorf | |
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![]() Saint James' church | |
Location of Wietzendorf within Heidekreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 52°55′07″N 9°58′37″E / 52.91861°N 9.97694°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Heidekreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Jörg Peters[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 106.88 km2 (41.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,169 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 29649 |
Dialling codes | 05196 |
Vehicle registration | HK |
Website | www.wietzendorf.de |
Wietzendorf (
Eastphalian: Witzendörp) is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, in northern Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km southeast of Soltau, and 50 km southwest of Lüneburg
. The population as of 31 December 2012 is 4,071 people.
World War II
During
Don Camillo[5] and Alessandro Natta, later General Secretary of the PCI. The present day district of Lührsbockel was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the prison in Celle.[6]
In 1968 also Polish POWs from World War II were buried there.
Gallery
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Local museum
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Graves of Polish POWs
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Memorial to Soviet POWs
References
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Rapporto sul Campo 83 Wietzendorf" (PDF). Storia XXI Secolo. Ten.Col Pietro Testa. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Adriano Pasquetto: storia di un Internato Militare Italiano. La prigionia a Leopoli e Wietzendorf". Restelli Storia. Prof. Giancarlo Restelli. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "La storia di Giovannino senza paura (1943-1945)". Giovannino Guareschi. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
Dall'OFLAG X B di Sandbostel (D) a piedi alla stazione di Bremerwörde (D) il 29 gennaio 1945 e riparte il 30 per l'OFLAG 83 di Wietzendorf (D) dove arriva il 31 Viene liberato il 16 aprile .
- ^ "Außenkommando des Zuchthauses Celle in Lührsbockel". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
Media related to Wietzendorf at Wikimedia Commons