Papenteich is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Gifhorn

Gifhorn (district)

-Geography:The district is located at the border of Saxony-Anhalt and extends from the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath in the north to the suburbs of Braunschweig and Wolfsburg in the south. The Aller River enters the district in the southeast, runs through the town of Gifhorn, is joined by...

 in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, situated approximately 10 km south of Gifhorn

Gifhorn

Gifhorn is a town and capital of the 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 industrial and commercially important cities nearby, Brunswick and Wolfsburg...

, and 15 km north of Braunschweig

Braunschweig

Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....

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

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

Didderse

Didderse is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich.-Neighbourhood:* distance from downtown-Geographical position:...

 as the sixth municipality. The administration of Papenteich is situated in the central village of Meine

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...

.

Neighbourhood

Meinersen Meinersen Meinersen is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated between the rivers Oker and Aller, approx. 12 km west of Gifhorn, and 25 km southeast of Celle....	Gifhorn Gifhorn Gifhorn is a town and capital of the 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 industrial and commercially important cities nearby, Brunswick and Wolfsburg...	Isenbüttel Isenbüttel Isenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km southeast of Gifhorn, and 20 km north of Braunschweig....
Peine Peine (district) Peine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hildesheim, Hanover and Gifhorn, and the cities of Brunswick and Salzgitter.-History:...		Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...
	Braunschweig Braunschweig Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....	Helmstedt Helmstedt (district) Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Wolfenbüttel, the City of Braunschweig, the District of Gifhorn, the City of Wolfsburg and the State of Saxony-Anhalt .-Geography:The district is bounded by the Elm in the west and the Lappwald in the east...

Structure of Papenteich

Structure of the Samtgemeinde
Municipality	Inhabitants (31. Dez 2003)	Surface: in km²	Population density in Inh../km²	Villages
Municipality Adenbüttel Adenbüttel Adenbüttel is a municipality in the Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Adenbüttel includes the villages of Adenbüttel and Rolfsbüttel- Neighbourhood :...	1 724	13,71	126	Adenbüttel, Rolfsbüttel
Municipality Didderse Didderse Didderse is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich.-Neighbourhood:* distance from downtown-Geographical position:...	1 404	7,41	189	Didderse
Municipality Meine 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...	8 070	38,73	207	Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel
Municipality Rötgesbüttel Rötgesbüttel Rötgesbüttel is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich-Neighbourhood:* distance from downtown-Geographical position:...	2 280	10,83	211	Rötgesbüttel
Municipality Schwülper Schwülper Schwülper is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Schwülper includes the villages of Hülperode, Klein Schwülper, Lagesbüttel, Rothemühle, Groß Schwülper, Walle-Municipal Council:The council...	6 627	20,89	317	Hülperode, Klein Schwülper, Lagesbüttel, Rothemühle, Groß Schwülper Schwülper Schwülper is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Schwülper includes the villages of Hülperode, Klein Schwülper, Lagesbüttel, Rothemühle, Groß Schwülper, Walle-Municipal Council:The council... , Walle
Municipality Vordorf Vordorf Vordorf is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Vordorf includes the villages of Eickhorst, Rethen and Vordorf.-Municipal Council:...	3 326	19,26	173	Eickhorst, Rethen Rethen The formally independent municipality Rethen is part of the municipality Vordorf in Northern Germany. First documented in 1301, it now has a population of about 1,200. Rethen is part of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich at the administrative district of Gifhorn... , Vordorf