Wunstorf

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|name = Wunstorf

|image_coa = Wappen Wunstorf.png

|image_photo = Wunstorf Pedestrianzone.jpg

|image_caption = Pedestrian zone in the town centre of Wunstorf

|coordinates = {{coord|52|25|39|N|9|25|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Wunstorf in H.svg

|state = Niedersachsen

|district = Hanover

|elevation = 43

|area = 126.60

|postal_code = 31515

|area_code = 05031, 05033 (Steinhude and Großenheidorn), 05723 (Idensen-Niengraben)

|licence = H

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 2 41 021

|divisions = 14 districts

|website = {{official url}}

|mayor = Carsten Piellusch{{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 = SPD

}}

Wunstorf ({{nowrap |{{IPA|de|ˈvʊnsˌtɔʁf|-|De-Wunstorf.ogg}}}}) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately {{convert|22|km}} west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the town of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Idensermoor and Niengraben), Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, and Wunstorf.

Nearby Wunstorf Air Base of the German Air Force, which participated in the Berlin Airlift and is home to Air Transport Wing 62 since 1978 that operates all German A400Ms, is named after Wunstorf. To the west of the city, {{langr|de|Steinhude}} and {{langr|de|Großenheidorn}} are located on the shores of Lake Steinhude.

Early history

The name Wunstorf derives from the early settlement of {{lang|osx|Wonherestorpe}} dating to around {{CE|700}}. In 1181, Wunstorf was mentioned as a {{lang|la|civitas}}, literally 'citizenry' in Latin and '{{lang|de|Bürgerschaft}}' in German.

File:Wunsdorf-1654-Merian.jpg, {{circa|1654}}{{cite Q |Q19230666 |chapter=Wunstorff |pages=214,485 |mode=cs1}}]]

Population

1830 – {{circa|1,910}}
1840 – {{circa|2,300}}
1871 – 2,455
1885 – 2,963
1905 – 4,523
1949 – 11,610 (of this, 3,490 were refugees and displaced persons)s. E. Holodynski, Armin Mandel, S.17
1998 – 40,848
2000 – 41,474
2005 – 42,215
2010 – 41,244

Local council

The local elections on 11 September 2016, had the following results:

SPD: 16 seats
CDU: 13 seats
Alliance '90/The Greens: 6 seats
FDP: 2 seats
AfD: 4 seats
Fraktionslos:(without party) 1 seat

Transport

Wunstorf has two exits on motorway A 2.

Wunstorf railway station has four trains per hour to Hanover (a mix of local and regional trains), and two trains per hour each to Minden and Nienburg. The local bus network is designed to allow connections with trains to and from Hanover.

The nearest commercial airport is the Hannover Airport about {{convert|25|km}} via motorways A{{nbsp}}2 and A{{nbsp}}352.

Twin towns – sister cities

Wunstorf is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaft|url=https://www.wunstorf.de/buergerservice/dienstleistungen/staedtepartnerschaft-195-0.html|website=wunstorf.de|publisher=Wunstorf|language=de|access-date=2021-02-17}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Flers, France
{{flagicon|GER}} Wolmirstedt, Germany

Notable people

Polykarp Leyser IV (1690–1728), Protestant theologian, philosopher, physician, jurist and historian
Johann Dietrich Busch (1700–1753), an organ builder.
Joost Schmidt (1893–1948), typographer, painter and teacher at the Bauhaus
Ernst Jünger (1895–1998), writer, soldier, philosopher and entomologist; went to local school
Hans Bosse (1938–2023), anthropologist, sociologist and social psychologist; also worked in Papua New Guinea
Andreas Spengler (born 1947), psychiatrist and psychotherapist, medical director at local hospital
Heinz-Joachim Barchmann (born 1950), politician (SPD), Member of Bundestag since 2009
Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (born 2000), footballer, played about 140 games

Gallery

{{gallery |mode=packed>

|Georgstraße 1 Wunstorf.jpg

|Heritage-protected house at {{langr|de|Georgstraße}}, Wunstorf

|Fachwerk in Wunstorf IMG 8191.JPG

|Half-timbered house at {{langr|de|Stiftstraße}}, Wunstorf

|Steinhude Friedenseiche.jpg

|Oak of peace ({{lang|de|Friedenseiche}}) and war memorial ({{lang|de|Kriegerdenkmal}}, literally 'warrior memorial')

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References

Category:Hanover Region