Hitzacker

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Hitzacker

Location of Hitzacker within Lüchow-Dannenberg district

Coordinates: 53°8′N 11°3′E / 53.133°N 11.050°ECoordinates: 53°8′N 11°3′E / 53.133°N 11.050°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Dr. Karl-Heinz Jastram (SPD)

Area

• Total

58.44 km² (22.56 sq mi)

Elevation

12 m (39 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

4,904

• Density

84/km² (220/sq mi)

Time zone

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Postal codes

29456

Dialling codes

05862, 05858 (OT Pussade), 05861 (OT Kähmen)

Vehicle registration

DAN

Website

www.hitzacker.de

Hitzacker is a town in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Elbe, approx. 8 km north of Dannenberg, and 45 km east of Lüneburg. The 2007 population of Hitzacker was 4,982, and its postal code is 29456. The mayor is Karl Guhl. The town is located on the German Timber-Frame Road and is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Elbtalaue.

The famous library now in Wolfenbüttel was founded here by Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (who died in 1666) and was moved to its present location in 1643.

Hitzacker is situated at the confluence of the River Jeetzel with the Elbe. Whilst the so-called Elbe Heights (Elbhöhen, also Klötzie), at the southeastern foot of which Hitzacker lies, belong to the natural region of the Lüneburg Heath (c.f. the Drawehn), the lowland areas of the old town belong to the Elbe valley water meadows (Elbtalaue).

Its height varies from 11 m above NN at the Jeetzel confluence to 83 m above NN on the hill of Weinberg in the Klötzie. Further down the Elbe, the hill of Kniepenberg near Drethem attains 86 m above NN and offers a panoramic view over the Elbe valley depression.

Since the municipal reform of 1972, the borough of Hitzacker has consisted of the town itself and the 11 villages listed below.

Other settlements in the borough are:

Before 1972, Pussade and Posade Forsthaus belonged to the municipality of Harlingen, Dötzingen Manor, Hagen Manor, Marwedel, Meudelfitz Manor, Meudelfitz and Sarchem to the town of Hitzacker and Leitstade to Wietzetze. The manors of Dötzingen, Hagen and Marwedel are located today within the town of Hitzacker.

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