Vechelde

Vechelde
Municipality
Town hall Vechelde
Coat of arms
Location of Vechelde within Peine district
Location of Vechelde
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Coordinates: 52°15.65′N 10°22.32′E / 52.26083°N 10.37200°E / 52.26083; 10.37200
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Peine
Subdivisions	17 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Tobias Grünert1 (CDU)
Area
• Total	76.24 km2 (29.44 sq mi)
Elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	18,138
• Density	237.9/km2 (616.2/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

Vechelde (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛçl̩də]) 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 is twinned with:

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

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