Peine

Peine
Town hall of Peine
Town hall of Peine
Flag of Peine
Coat of arms of Peine
Location of Peine within Peine district
HohenhamelnLengedeVecheldeIlsedePeineWendeburgEdemissenPeine (district)Lower SaxonyBraunschweigGifhorn (district)Wolfenbüttel (district)SalzgitterHildesheim (district)Hanover (district)
Peine is located in Germany
Peine
Peine
Peine is located in Lower Saxony
Peine
Peine
Coordinates: 52°19′13″N 10°14′01″E / 52.32028°N 10.23361°E / 52.32028; 10.23361
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictPeine
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Klaus Saemann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total119.51 km2 (46.14 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total51,411
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31224–31228
Dialling codes05171
Vehicle registrationPE
Websitewww.peine.de

Peine (German: [ˈpaɪ̯nə] ; Eastphalian: Paane) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Peine. It is situated on the river Fuhse and the Mittellandkanal, approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of Braunschweig, 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Hildesheim, and 40 km (25 mi) east of Hanover.

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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