Braunschweig

Brunswick Braunschweig (German) Bronswiek (Low German)
City
Clockwise from top: Castle Square with Brunswick Cathedral, Dankwarderode Castle and the Brunswick Lion, Happy Rizzi House, Town Hall, Brunswick Palace, Old Town market with the Church of Saint Martin and the Alte Waage with the Church of Saint Andrew
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Brunswick within Lower Saxony
Brunswick Show map of Germany Brunswick Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E / 52.267; 10.517
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Urban district
Founded	9th century
Subdivisions	19 boroughs
Government
• Lord mayor (2021–26)	Thorsten Kornblum[1] (SPD)
Area
• City	192.13 km2 (74.18 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[4]
• City	251,804
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
• Urban	375,000[3]
• Metro	1,582,740[2]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38100–38126
Dialling codes	0531, 05307, 05309, 05300
Vehicle registration	BS
Website	Braunschweig.de

Braunschweig (German: [ˈbʁaʊnʃvaɪk] ^ⓘ) or Brunswick^[5] (English: /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/ BRUN-zwik; from Low German Brunswiek, local dialect: Bronswiek [ˈbrɔˑnsviːk]) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. In 2016, it had a population of 250,704 and in 2024, it has a population of 272,417.^[6]

A powerful and influential centre of commerce in medieval Germany, Brunswick was a member of the Hanseatic League from the 13th until the 17th century. It was the capital city of three successive states: the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1269–1432, 1754–1807, and 1813–1814), the Duchy of Brunswick (1814–1918), and the Free State of Brunswick (1918–1946).

Today, Brunswick is the second-largest city in Lower Saxony and a major centre of scientific research and development.^[7]