Wittmar

Wittmar
Municipality
Coat of arms of Wittmar
Coat of arms
Wolfenbüttel (district)Lower SaxonySalzgitterBraunschweigHildesheim (district)Goslar (district)Saxony-AnhaltHelmstedt (district)Peine (district)SehldeHeereHaverlahElbeBaddeckenstedtBurgdorfSchladen-WerlaBörßumFlötheCrammeWolfenbüttelOhrumDorstadtHeiningenBörßumHedeperDenkteWittmarKissenbrückRemlingen-SemmenstedtDettumVeltheimSickteEvessenRoklumWinnigstedtVahlbergUehrdeKneitlingenEvessenCremlingenDahlumErkerodeSchöppenstedtunincorporated area
Location of Wittmar within Wolfenbüttel district
Interactive map of Wittmar
Wittmar is located in Germany
Wittmar
Wittmar
Location within Germany
Wittmar is located in Lower Saxony
Wittmar
Wittmar
Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°08′N 10°38′E / 52.133°N 10.633°E / 52.133; 10.633
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictWolfenbüttel
Government
 • MayorAndreas Becker (SPD)
Area
 • Total
4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
1,050
 • Density225/km2 (584/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38329
Dialling codes05337
Vehicle registrationWF

Wittmar (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪtmaʁ]) is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wittmar

Asse

For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.

References

  1. ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.