Wustrow, Lower Saxony Explained

Wustrow
Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen Wustrow (Wendland).png
Coordinates:52.9219°N 11.1217°W
Image Plan:Wustrow (Wendland) in DAN.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Lüchow-Dannenberg
Samtgemeinde:Lüchow (Wendland)
Elevation:17
Area:29.90
Postal Code:29462
Area Code:05843
Licence:DAN
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 3 54 026
Mayor:Andrea Heilemann

Wustrow (pronounced as /de/) is a town in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lüchow.

Geography

Location

Wustrow is situated five kilometers (3 mi) south of the city Lüchow and eight kilometers (5 mi) north of Salzwedel.

The River Jeetzel flows through the town and north of the town flows the River Wustrower Dumme into the Jeetzel.

Subdivions

The town consists of the following subdivisions:[1]

  • Blütlingen
  • Dolgow
  • Ganse
  • Güstritz
  • Klennow
  • Königshorst
  • Lensian
  • Neritz
  • Schreyahn
  • Teplingen
  • Wustrow (Wendland)

Local council

The elections in September 2013 showed the following results:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wustrow im hannoverschen Wendland - Geschichte und Geschichten einer kleinen Stadt. 1984. 114. German.