Vechelde
{{Infobox German location
|type = Gemeinde
|name = Vechelde
|image_coa = DEU Vechelde COA.svg
|image_photo = Vechelde town hall 02.jpg
|image_caption = Town hall Vechelde
|coordinates = {{coord|52|15.65|N|10|22.32|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Vechelde in PE.svg
|state = Niedersachsen
|district = Peine
|elevation = 74
|area = 75.89
|postal_code = 38159
|area_code = 05302, 05300
|licence = PE
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 1 57 007
|divisions = 17 districts
|website = [http://www.vechelde.de/ www.vechelde.de]
|mayor = Tobias Grünert{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.statistik.niedersachsen.de/KW2021/reports/DW/20210912_DW_Uebersicht.pdf|title=Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021|date=13 October 2021|publisher=Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen}}
|leader_term = 2021–26
|party = CDU
}}
Vechelde is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km southeast of Peine, and 10 km west of Braunschweig.
Municipal subdivisions
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Twinned cities
Vechelde is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Valkeakoski, Finland since 1976
- {{flagicon|GER}} Biederitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany since 1990
- {{flagicon|POL}} Niemodlin, Poland since 2006
Main sights
Vechelde Buergerzentrum 01.jpg|The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
Rape of Persephone Vechelde.jpg|Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
Zeitraeume-Bodenstedt 02.jpg|“Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
Jutetor Vechelde 01.jpg|The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.
References
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External links
{{Commons|Vechelde}}
- [http://www.vechelde.de/ Official website] (German)
{{Cities and towns in Peine (district)}}
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