Watlingen ( German: Wathlingen ) is a commune in Germany , in the state of Lower Saxony .
| Community | |||
| Watlingen | |||
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| Wathlingen | |||
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| A country |  Germany | ||
| Earth | Lower saxony | ||
| Area | Celle (area) | ||
| Control | Office of Watlingen | ||
| Chapter | Thorsten Harms ( CDU ) | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1022 | ||
| Area | 17.68 km² | ||
| Center height | 43 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 6079 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +49 5144 | ||
| Postcode | 29339 | ||
| Car code | CE | ||
| Official code | 03 3 51 021 | ||
| wathlingen.de/wathling/ (German) | |||
Church
It is part of the Celle region. Submits to the management of Watlingen. The population is 6079 people (as of December 31, 2010) [1] . It covers an area of 17.68 km². The official code is 03 3 51 021 .
History
The village, which for centuries lived only in agriculture, survived in 1900 with the construction of a potash plant a huge change in the industrial village. The number of inhabitants has increased many times and today's colony settlement of miners has arisen. The Miners' Union continues the tradition of miners today.
In 2007, Watlingen celebrated its 985th anniversary.
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Notes
- ↑ LSN-Online, die größte regionalstatistische Datenbank Deutschlands (link not available)
Links
- wathlingen.de - official site of the enlarged community of Watlingen