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Vordorf

Vordorf
Coat of arms of Vordorf
Coat of arms
Vordorf   is located in Germany
Vordorf
Vordorf
Coordinates: 52°22′N 10°31′E / 52.367°N 10.517°E / 52.367; 10.517Coordinates: 52°22′N 10°31′E / 52.367°N 10.517°E / 52.367; 10.517
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Gifhorn
Municipal assoc. Papenteich
Government
 • Mayor Heinrich Hintze (CDU)
Area
 • Total 19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation 83 m (272 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 3,023
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 38533
Dialling codes 05304
Vehicle registration GF
Website www.vordorf.de

Vordorf is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich. The Municipality Vordorf includes the villages of Eickhorst, Rethen and Vordorf.

The council of the Municipality Vordorf consists of 15 councilmen and woman:

(Status: community election 10 September 2006 with a voter participation of 59,23%)

In former times the everyday speech of Vordorf was an Eastphalian Papenteich Low Saxon dialect, whereas the speech in school and church was Standard German. Nowadays Standard German has displaced the dialect mostly.



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