Vechelde

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.

Vechelde
Municipality
Town hall Vechelde
Coat of arms
Location of Vechelde within Peine district
Vechelde Show map of Germany Vechelde Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°15.65′N 10°22.32′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Peine
Subdivisions	17 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Tobias Grünert[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	75.89 km2 (29.30 sq mi)
Elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	18,419
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38159
Dialling codes	05302, 05300
Vehicle registration	PE
Website	www.vechelde.de

Municipal subdivisions

Alvesse Bettmar Bodenstedt Denstorf Fürstenau Groß Gleidingen

Klein Gleidingen Köchingen Liedingen Sierße Sonnenberg Vallstedt

Vechelade Vechelde Wahle Wedtlenstedt Wierthe

Twinned cities

Vechelde is twinned with:

• Valkeakoski, Finland since 1976
• Biederitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany since 1990
• Niemodlin, Poland since 2006

Main sights

• 
  The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
• 
  Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
• 
  “Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
• 
  The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.