Papenteich is a

Samtgemeinde A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of Municipalities of Germany, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division) ...

in the district of Gifhorn in

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, situated approximately 10 km south of

Gifhorn Gifhorn () is a town and capital of the district of Gifhorn (district), Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 42,000 and is mainly influenced by the small distance to the more industrial and commercially import ...

, and 15 km north of

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. Papenteich was founded on October 2, 1970 and includes 6 local municipalities with 19 villages. At present its population is 23,458.

Geography

Structure

Papenteich was founded with eighteen member municipalities. With the reform of 1974, five municipalities with eighteen villages were constructed. The last reform was in 1981 with the integration of the village of Didderse as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of

Meine Meine is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a village and member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Meine includes the villages of Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhor ...

Neighbourhood

Structure of Papenteich

Image:Karte vom Papenteich im Amt Gifhorn um 1600.jpg, Map of the area Papenteich around the year 1600 Image:Karte der Samtgemeinde Papenteich.jpg, Structure of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich

References

Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Gifhorn (district) {{Gifhorn-geo-stub