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Coordinates: 52°37′N9°41′E / 52.617°N 9.683°E / 52.617; 9.683 Coordinates: 52°37′N9°41′E / 52.617°N 9.683°E / 52.617; 9.683
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Heidekreis
Municipal assoc. Schwarmstedt
Subdivisions2 Ortschaften
Government
   Mayor Arthur Minke (CDU)
Area
  Total16.56 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total2,719
  Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29690
Dialling codes 05073 u. 05130
Vehicle registration HK, FAL, SFA
Website www.lindwedel.org

Lindwedel is a municipality in the administrative division of Schwarmstedt, in the Heidekreis region of Lower Saxony, Germany.

There is evidence of settlement in the area for several millennia. The first mention of Lindwedel is in the year 1304.

The municipality comprises the villages of Lindwedel and Hope.

Neighboring municipalities are Vesbeck, Oegenbostel, Plumhof, Berkhof, Sprockhof, Buchholz (Aller), Grindau and Esperke.

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