Weyhausen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms of Weyhausen
Coat of arms
Location of Weyhausen within Gifhorn district
SchwülperVordorfDidderseAdenbüttelHillerseMeineWasbüttelRötgesbüttelLeiferdeIsenbüttelRibbesbüttelCalberlahWagenhoffMeinersenOsloßBokensdorfUmmernWesendorfMüden (Aller)SassenburgGifhornSchönewördeWahrenholzWahrenholzGroß OesingenSteinhorstHankensbüttelSprakensehlObernholzDedelstorfWeyhausenTappenbeckJembkeBarwedelBergfeldTiddischeRühenParsauGiebel (unincorporated area)ParsauTülauBromeEhra-LessienWittingenGifhorn (district)Lower SaxonyWolfsburgBraunschweigHelmstedt (district)Peine (district)Hanover RegionCelle (district)Uelzen (district)Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt
52°28′N 10°43′E / 52.467°N 10.717°E / 52.467; 10.717CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictGifhorn Municipal assoc.Boldecker Land Government
 • MayorHans-Georg RantaArea
 • Total7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)Elevation
56 m (184 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,742 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
38554
Dialling codes05362Vehicle registrationGFWebsitewww.boldecker-land.de

Weyhausen is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

The earliest surviving record dates from 1344, naming the settlement as Weydehusen. In 1350 it was rebuilt following destruction by fire. The earliest known basis of the village was as a Wendish (Sorbian) cluster of log huts.

A directory in 1850 indicates that at that time Weyhausen contained 16 farmsteads.

Lutheran church

References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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