Woltersdorf, Lower Saxony Explained

Woltersdorf
Image Coa:Woltersdorf (Wendland).svg
Coordinates:52.95°N 24°W
Image Plan:Woltersdorf in DAN.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Lüchow-Dannenberg
Samtgemeinde:Lüchow (Wendland)
Elevation:31
Area:27.97
Postal Code:29497
Area Code:05841
Licence:DAN
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 3 54 025
Divisions:4 Ortsteile
Mayor:Claudia Hennings
Party:CDU

Woltersdorf is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The municipality Woltersdorf includes the villages Woltersdorf, Klein Breese, Lichtenberg and Thurau.

Famous sites around Woltersdorf are the Brautstein ("stone of the bride") and the Feldkirche ("church on the field"). Both of these can be seen in the coat of arms of Woltersdorf.

The Brautstein is a formation of ancient boulders left behind by glaciers in the ice age. The Feldkirchr has a little stone in its walls which was taken from the Slavic population and was built into the church.