Wenzendorf

Wenzendorf
Coat of arms
Wenzendorf
Location of Wenzendorf within Harburg district
Coordinates: 53°21′N 09°46′E / 53.350°N 9.767°E / 53.350; 9.767Coordinates: 53°21′N 09°46′E / 53.350°N 9.767°E / 53.350; 9.767
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Harburg
Municipal assoc.	Hollenstedt
Government
• Mayor	Manfred Cohrs
Area
• Total	21.47 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,343
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21279
Dialling codes	04165
Vehicle registration	WL
Website	[2]

Wenzendorf is the name of a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is also the name of the chief village of the municipality.

The village is known mainly for its airfield, where the Hamburger Flugzeugbau, the aircraft manufacturing arm of Blohm und Voss, built a factory.

Wenzendorf is a municipality in the Lower Saxony district of Harburg, Germany. Its five main villages are Wenzendorf, Wennerstorf, Klauenburg, Dierstorf and Dierstorf-Heide.

Wenzendorf is the largest Christmas tree growing area in northern Germany.

The village of Wenzendorf lies approximately 25 km southwest of Hamburg. It has a population of a little over 1,000.

Wenzendorf airfield lies about 2 km to the southeast of the main village.

In 1934, Hamburger Flugzeugbau began construction of its first dedicated aircraft factory at Wenzendorf and laid out a large aerodrome for test flying. The factory began operation in 1935, license-building the Dornier Do 23, the first of which flew in December 1935.

Soon afterwards, the company adopted its parent company's name of Blohm and Voss.

On October 6, 1944 the plant was severely damaged in a bombing raid by the US Air Force, and three months later was almost completely destroyed in a second attack.

Aircraft assembled included:

Today, the airfield is much smaller with a single grass Runway of 750m length and is home to the Airbus HFB gliding club.

Some of the old factory buildings have been converted to a retirement home.