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Papenteich

Samtgemeinde in Lower Saxony, Germany

Papenteich
Samtgemeinde
Coat of arms
Location of Papenteich
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Coordinates: 52°23′00″N 10°32′00″E / 52.38333°N 10.53333°E / 52.38333; 10.53333
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Subdivisions	6 municipalities
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Ines Kielhorn[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	110.84 km2 (42.80 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	24,820
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GF
Website	www.papenteich.de

Papenteich is a Samtgemeinde in the district of GifhorninLower Saxony, Germany, situated approximately 10 km south of Gifhorn, and 15 km north of Braunschweig. Papenteich was founded on October 2, 1970 and includes 6 local municipalities with 19 villages. At present its population is 23,458.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[edit]

Structure[edit]

Papenteich was founded with eighteen member municipalities. With the reform of 1974, five municipalities with eighteen villages were constructed. The last reform was in 1981 with the integration of the village of Didderse as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of Meine.

Neighbourhood[edit]

Meinersen	Gifhorn	Isenbüttel
Peine		Wolfsburg
	Braunschweig	Helmstedt

Structure of Papenteich[edit]

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  Map of the area Papenteich around the year 1600
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  Structure of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich

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