| Wrestedt | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Wrestedt Location of Wrestedt within Uelzen district   | ||
| Coordinates: 52°54′N10°35′E / 52.900°N 10.583°E Coordinates: 52°54′N10°35′E / 52.900°N 10.583°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Uelzen | |
| Municipal assoc. | Aue | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Heinz-Hermann Schulze (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 140.8 km2 (54.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) [1] | ||
| • Total | 6,541 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 29559 | |
| Dialling codes | 05802 | |
| Vehicle registration | UE | |
| Website | www.wrestedt.de | |
Wrestedt is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km south of Uelzen. Wrestedt is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Aue, which consists of the municipalities Bad Bodenteich, Lüder, Soltendieck, and Wrestedt.
Uelzen is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The county capital is the town of Uelzen.
Lower Saxony is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km2 (18,388 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.
