Lehrte

Lehrte
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Lehrte
Location of Lehrte within Hanover district
Hanover RegionLower SaxonyWedemarkBurgwedelNeustadt am RübenbergeBurgdorfUetzeLehrteIsernhagenLangenhagenGarbsenWunstorfSeelzeBarsinghausenSehndeHanoverGehrdenLaatzenWennigsenRonnenbergHemmingenPattensenSpringeHamelin-PyrmontSchaumburgNienburg (district)HeidekreisCelle (district)Peine (district)Gifhorn (district)Hildesheim (district)
Lehrte is located in Germany
Lehrte
Lehrte
Lehrte is located in Lower Saxony
Lehrte
Lehrte
Coordinates: 52°22′N 09°58′E / 52.367°N 9.967°E / 52.367; 9.967
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Frank Prüße[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total44,823
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31275
Dialling codes05132
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.lehrte.de

Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Hanover. In the 19th century Lehrte was the most important railway junction in the former Kingdom of Hanover. As of the 21st century, it has a population of 43,000.

  1. ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.