Winsen
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capital of the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Lower Saxony
- District
- Harburg
- Subdivisions
- 13 districts
- Mayor 2019 24
- André Wiese ( CDU )
- Total
- 109.77 km (42.38 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Density
- 336.71/km (872.08/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 04171
- Vehicle registration
- WL
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Harburg
- Population
- 36499
- Area
- 109.77
- Elevation
- 5
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Harburg
- Shares border with
- Drage
- Author
- Martin Zeiler
- Official website
- www.winsen.de
- Image
- Winsen Luhe Blick auf das Schloss und St Marien Kirche 2013.JPG
- Dialing code
- 04171
- Licence plate code
- WL
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- twinned administrative body
- Drezdenko
- Commons category
- Winsen (Luhe)
- postal code
- 21423
- short name
- Winsen/Luhe
- P8168
- Florian Keller
- language of work or name
- German
- hashtag
- WinsenLuhe
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Encyclopedic overview
Winsen (Luhe) ( German pronunciation: [ˌvɪnzn̩ ˈluːə] ) is the capital of the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the small river Luhe, near its confluence with the Elbe, approx. 25 km southeast of Hamburg, and 20 km northwest of Lüneburg.
History
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