Lehre
Lehre | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lehre
within Helmstedt district | |
Location of Lehre | |
Lehre Lehre | |
| Coordinates: 52°19′N 10°40′E / 52.317°N 10.667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Helmstedt |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Andreas Busch |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.96 km2 (27.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 12,029 |
| • Density | 167.2/km2 (432.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38165 |
| Dialling codes | 05308, 05309 |
| Vehicle registration | HE |
| Website | www.lehre.de |
Lehre (German pronunciation: [ˈleːʁə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The current population is 11,539 and is situated approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of Wolfsburg, and 12 km (7.5 mi) Braunschweig.
The municipality received the name of Lehre on June 10, 888 and is made up of eight surrounding villages. They are Beienrode, Essehof, Essenrode, Flechtorf, Groß Brunsrode, Klein Brunsrode, Lehre, and Wendhausen with Lehre being the largest.