Tostedt
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Location of Tostedt within Harburg district
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| Coordinates: 53°17′N 9°43′E / 53.283°N 9.717°ECoordinates: 53°17′N 9°43′E / 53.283°N 9.717°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Harburg | |
| Municipal assoc. | Tostedt | |
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| • Mayor | Gerhard Netzel (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 48.24 km2 (18.63 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,704 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 21255 | |
| Dialling codes | 04182 | |
| Vehicle registration | WL | |
Tostedt (Low German Töst) is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the central administration of the collective municipality (Samtgemeinde Tostedt) which consists of 9 joint communities.
Tostedt is located on the northwestern edge of Lüneburger Heide, 35 km southwest of Hamburg and 55 km east of Bremen. The areas highest point of 70 meters above sea level is to be found at the entrance facing Welle, its lowest point is 43 meters above sea level at the eastend of Todtglüsingen.
Near Tostedt the river Este flows towards Hollenstedt, and there are the spring of the river Oste towards Sittensen, as well as the streams Dohrener Mühlenbach, Langeloher Bach and Todtglüsinger Bach.
Approximately 10,500 residents live in Tostedt. In the district of Todtglüsingen there are another 3,200 residents. The municipality of Tostedt includes the villages Tostedt, Todtglüsingen, Langeloh, Neddernhof and Wüstenhöfen and the farmyards Dreihausen and Tiefenbruch. The place Tostedt-Land belongs partly to the municipality of Tostedt and partly to the municipality of Wistedt.
The first recording of Tostedt go back to 1105. In 1625 the jurisdiction was established in Tostedt. Even today Tostedt is the place of a local court with jurisdiction of the trade register for the entire region of the Elbe-Weser triangle. In the house of the old post office Am Sande, where the horses were changed by the stagecoaches, the French Emperor Napoleon once stayed for a stop over. The places Todtglüsingen and Tostedt were united on July 1, 1972.
The members of the council, which was elected in 2011, are:
The title "mayor" was introduced in 1935.
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