Wittmar
Wittmar is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Location of Wittmar within Wolfenbüttel district | |
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Coordinates: 52°08′N 10°38′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Wolfenbüttel |
Municipal assoc. | Elm-Asse |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andreas Becker (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,089 |
• Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 38329 |
Dialling codes | 05337 |
Vehicle registration | WF |
Asse
For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.
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