Eschede | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Eschede within Celle district  | |
  Eschede  Eschede | |
| Coordinates: 52°44′N 10°15′E / 52.733°N 10.250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Celle |
| Municipal assoc. | Eschede |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Heinrich Lange[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 195.87 km2 (75.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,792 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29348 |
| Dialling codes | 05142 |
| Vehicle registration | CE |
| Website | www.eschede.de |
Eschede (German pronunciation: ['ɛʃədə][3]) is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Situated approximately 15 km (10 miles) northeast of Celle, Eschede lies at the border of the Südheide Nature Park, a protected area of large forests and heaths. Today around 20 small villages are part of the "Gemeinde Eschede".
In 1975, the largest forest fire in the history of Germany destroyed vast tracts of forests in the area. The place is also known for the 1998 Eschede train disaster, in which an ICE 1 train crashed, killing 101 and making it the worst German rail accident since the Second World War.
The painter Albert König (1881–1944) was born in Eschede, and the "Albert-König-Museum" can be visited in Unterlüß nearby.
Eschede was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Eschede.
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ Pronunciation according to Duden