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Braunschweig is located in Germany
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Location o Braunschweig athin Lawer Saxony
Coordinates: 52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E / 52.267; 10.517Coordinates: 52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E / 52.267; 10.517
KintraGermany
StateLawer Saxony
DestrictUrban destrict
Foondit9t century
Govrenment
 • Laird MayorUlrich Markurth (SPD)
Area
 • City192.13 km2 (74.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • City248,823
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,150,000[1]
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
38100–38126
Diallin codes0531, 05307, 05309
Vehicle registrationBS

Braunschweig (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁaʊnʃvaɪk]; Low German: Brunswiek [ˈbrɔˑnsviːk]; Inglis: Brunswick[4]), is a city o 247,400 fowk,[3] locatit in the federal-state o Lawer Saxony, Germany. It is locatit north o the Harz muntains at the farthest navigable point o the Oker river, that connects tae the North Sea throu the rivers Aller an Weser.

The offices o the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU) are locatit in Braunschweig.[5]

Internaitional relations

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Braunschweig haes aicht sister ceeties:[6]

References

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  1. "Regionales Energiekonzept für den Großraum Braunschweig" (PDF). Zgb.de. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. a b "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung"[deid airtin] (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. December 31, 2009. Accessed March 21, 2011.
  4. "Brunswick" (definition 2), The American Heritage Dictionary p. 245 3d. ed. 1992)
  5. "Location Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine." German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation. Retrieved on February 21, 2009.
  6. ""Braunschweig und seine Freunde in der Welt"". Braunschweig.de. Retrieved 7 Apryle 2011.

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