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Braunschweig Brunswick | |
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Coordinates: 52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Urban district |
Founded | 9th century |
Subdivisions | 19 boroughs |
Government | |
• Lord mayor | Ulrich Markurth (SPD) |
Area | |
• City | 192.13 km2 (74.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• City | 251,804 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,150,000[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 38100–38126 |
Dialling codes | 0531, 05307, 05309 |
Vehicle registration | BS |
Website | www |
Braunschweig (English: Brunswick) is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony. It was probably founded in the 9th century. About 245,000 people live there. It has a technical university.
and it was the capital of the Duchy of Brunswick
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Regionales Energiekonzept für den Großraum Braunschweig" (PDF). Zgb.de. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" Archived 2016-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. December 31, 2011. Accessed August 5, 2012. (in German)
Other websites
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