Lindwedel is a municipality in the
administrative division
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of
Schwarmstedt, in the
Heidekreis region of
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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.
There is evidence of settlement in the area for several millennia. The first mention of Lindwedel is in the year 1304.
The municipality comprises the villages of Lindwedel and Hope.
Neighboring municipalities are Vesbeck, Oegenbostel, Plumhof, Berkhof, Sprockhof, Buchholz (Aller), Grindau and Esperke.
References
Heidekreis
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