Vechelde

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Vechelde
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Vechelde
Vechelde (Germany)
Vechelde
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Peine
Municipal subdivisions 18 districts
Mayor Hartmut Marotz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 75.89 km² (29.3 sq mi)
Elevation 74 m  (243 ft)
Population 16,230  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 214 /km² (554 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PE
Postal code 38159
Area code 05302
Website www.vechelde.de

Coordinates: 52°15.65′00″N 10°22.32′00″E / 52.260833, 10.372

Vechelde is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km southeast of Peine, and 10 km west of Braunschweig.