Wunstorf (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊnsˌtɔʁf] ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the town of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Idensermoor and Niengraben), Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, and Wunstorf.
Wunstorf | |
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 Pedestrian zone in the town centre of Wunstorf | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wunstorf within Hanover district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°25′39″N 9°25′46″E / 52.42750°N 9.42944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Subdivisions | 14 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Carsten Piellusch[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.60 km2 (48.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 41,689 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31515 |
| Dialling codes | 05031, 05033 (Steinhude and Großenheidorn), 05723 (Idensen-Niengraben) |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| Website | www |
Nearby Wunstorf Air Base of the German Air Force, which participated in the Berlin Airlift and is home to Air Transport Wing 62 since 1978 that operates all German A400Ms, is named after Wunstorf. To the west of the city, Steinhude and Großenheidorn are located on the shores of Lake Steinhude.
Early history
editThe name Wunstorf derives from the early settlement of Wonherestorpe dating to around 700 CE. In 1181, Wunstorf was mentioned as a civitas, literally 'citizenry' in Latin and 'Bürgerschaft' in German.
Population
edit- 1830 – c. 1,910
- 1840 – c. 2,300
- 1871 – 2,455
- 1885 – 2,963
- 1905 – 4,523
- 1949 – 11,610 (of this, 3,490 were refugees and displaced persons)[4]
- 1998 – 40,848
- 2000 – 41,474
- 2005 – 42,215
- 2010 – 41,244
Local council
editThe local elections on 11 September 2016, had the following results:
- SPD: 16 seats
- CDU: 13 seats
- Alliance '90/The Greens: 6 seats
- FDP: 2 seats
- AfD: 4 seats
- Fraktionslos:(without party) 1 seat
Transport
editWunstorf has two exits on motorway A 2.
Wunstorf railway station has four trains per hour to Hanover (a mix of local and regional trains), and two trains per hour each to Minden and Nienburg. The local bus network is designed to allow connections with trains to and from Hanover.
The nearest commercial airport is the Hannover Airport about 25 kilometres (16 mi) via motorways A 2 and A 352.
Twin towns – sister cities
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Flers, France
Wolmirstedt, Germany
Notable people
edit- Polykarp Leyser IV (1690–1728), Protestant theologian, philosopher, physician, jurist and historian
- Johann Dietrich Busch (1700–1753), an organ builder.
- Joost Schmidt (1893–1948), typographer, painter and teacher at the Bauhaus
- Ernst Jünger (1895–1998), writer, soldier, philosopher and entomologist; went to local school
- Hans Bosse (1938–2023), anthropologist, sociologist and social psychologist; also worked in Papua New Guinea
- Andreas Spengler (born 1947), psychiatrist and psychotherapist, medical director at local hospital
- Heinz-Joachim Barchmann (born 1950), politician (SPD), Member of Bundestag since 2009
- Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (born 2000), footballer, played about 140 games
Gallery
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Heritage-protected house at Georgstraße, Wunstorf -
Half-timbered house at Stiftstraße, Wunstorf -
Oak of peace (Friedenseiche) and war memorial (Kriegerdenkmal, literally 'warrior memorial')
References
edit- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ Matthäus Merian; Martin Zeiler (1654). "Wunstorff". Topographia und Eigentliche Beschreibung Der Vornembsten Stäte, Schlösser auch anderer Plätze und Örter in denen Hertzogthümer Braunschweig und Lüneburg und denen dazu gehörende Grafschafften Herzschafften und Landen (in German). Frankfurt: Matthäus Merian the Elder. p. 214,485. OCLC 84587628. OL 26498788M. Wikidata Q19230666.
- ^ s. E. Holodynski, Armin Mandel, S.17
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaft". wunstorf.de (in German). Wunstorf. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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