Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach | |
Type: | Borough |
City: | Braunschweig |
Image Plan: | Braunschweig Stadtbezirk Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach.png |
Plantext: | Location of Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach within Braunschweig |
State: | Lower Saxony |
District: | urban district |
Population: | 20204 |
Population As Of: | 2020-12-31 |
Pop Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 30.568 |
Coordinates: | 52.2806°N 10.5603°W |
Postal Code: | 38104-38110 |
Area Code: | 0531 |
Licence: | BS |
Mayor: | Gerhard Stülten |
Party: | SPD |
Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach is a Stadtbezirk (borough) in the north-eastern and eastern part of Braunschweig, Germany. The district is named after the river Schunter and its tributaries Wabe and Beberbach.
The Stadtbezirk comprises the quarters Bevenrode, Bienrode, Gliesmarode, Riddagshausen, Querum, and Waggum.
The district was formed in 2011 out of the former districts of Wabe-Schunter and Bienrode-Waggum-Bevenrode.[2] [3] Both districts consisted of villages that were incorporated into Braunschweig during the 20th century, in 1934 (Gliesmarode, Querum, and Riddagshausen) and in 1974 (Bevenrode, Bienrode, and Waggum).
The district mayor Gerhard Stülten is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[9]
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode station is located on the Brunswick–Uelzen railway line, which connects the district with Braunschweig Central Station and several towns in the Lüneburg Heath.
The Braunschweig Airport (BWE / EDVE) is located near Waggum at, elev. 295feet