Wustrow (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊstʁo]) is a town in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lüchow.
Wustrow | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wustrow within Lüchow-Dannenberg district  | |
  Wustrow  Wustrow | |
| Coordinates: 52°55′19″N 11°07′18″E / 52.92194°N 11.12167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Lüchow-Dannenberg |
| Municipal assoc. | Lüchow (Wendland) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Heilemann |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.90 km2 (11.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,779 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29462 |
| Dialling codes | 05843 |
| Vehicle registration | DAN |
Geography
editLocation
editWustrow is situated five kilometers (3 mi) south of the city Lüchow and eight kilometers (5 mi) north of Salzwedel.
The River Jeetzel flows through the town and north of the town flows the River Wustrower Dumme into the Jeetzel.
Subdivions
editThe town consists of the following subdivisions:[2]
Local council
editThe elections in September 2013 showed the following results:
- Bunte Liste Wustrow (Coloured list Wustrow) - 4 seats
- CDU - 4 seats
- SPD - 3 seats
- Bürger statt Bürokratie (Citizens instead of bureaucracy) 2 seats
References
edit- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ Wustrow im hannoverschen Wendland - Geschichte und Geschichten einer kleinen Stadt (in German). 1984. p. 114.
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