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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Location of Wustrow within Lüchow-Dannenberg district | |
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 edit
Location edit
Wustrow 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 edit
The town consists of the following subdivisions:[2]
Local council edit
The 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.