Velpke

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Velpke within Helmstedt district

52°24′N 10°56′E / 52.400°N 10.933°E / 52.400; 10.933CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictHelmstedt Municipal assoc.VelpkeSubdivisions3Government

• MayorMark KreutzbergArea

• Total19.70 km² (7.61 sq mi)Elevation

77 m (253 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total4,961 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

38458

Dialling codes05364Vehicle registrationHEWebsitewww.velpke.de

Velpke is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km north of Helmstedt, and 10 km east of Wolfsburg. The Municipality Velpke includes the villages of Büstedt, Meinkot, Velpke and Wahrstedt. Velpke is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Velpke.

The Lutheran church in Meinkot
The catholic church in Velpke
The Lutheran church in Wahrstedt

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Towns and municipalities in Helmstedt (district)