Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach Explained

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.

History

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).

Main sights

Politics

The district mayor Gerhard Stülten is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[9]

Transport

Train

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.

Air

The Braunschweig Airport (BWE / EDVE) is located near Waggum at, elev. 295feet

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Einwohnerzahlen nach Stadtbezirken. Stadt Braunschweig. 21 September 2021.
  2. http://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/statistik/jahrbuch/stadtbezirke_neu.pdf Boroughs of Braunschweig in 2010 (in German)
  3. http://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/statistik/jahrbuch/UK60-15_Stadtbezirke2011_80T.pdf Boroughs of Braunschweig in 2011 (in German)
  4. http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/stadtportraet/stadtteile/riddagshausen/index.html Die Geschichte des Ortes Riddagshausen (in German)
  5. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=3496 BirdLife Data Zone
  6. http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/130225 EUNIS Site factsheet
  7. http://www.kirche-bienrode.de/Portraet.htm History of the church (in German)
  8. http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/blik/kulturdenkmaeler/gliesmaroderturm.html Gliesmaroder Turm (in German)
  9. http://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/politik/stadtbezirksraete/sb112.html Stadtbezirksrat 112 Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach (in German)