Wolfenbüttel
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| Coordinates: 52°09′44″N 10°32′13″E / 52.16222°N 10.53694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Wolfenbüttel |
| Subdivisions | 10 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Ivica Lukanic (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.74 km2 (30.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 53,034 |
| • Density | 673.5/km2 (1,744/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38300, 38302, 38304 |
| Dialling codes | 05331 |
| Vehicle registration | WF |
| Website | www |
Wolfenbüttel (German pronunciation: [ˌvɔlfn̩ˈbʏtl̩] ⓘ; Low German: Wulfenbüddel) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District. It is best known as the location of the internationally renowned Herzog August Library and for having the largest concentration of timber-framed buildings in Germany, numbering around 1,000. It is an episcopal see of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick. It is also home to the Jägermeister distillery, houses a campus of the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, and the Landesmusikakademie of Lower Saxony.