Arpke
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Location of Arpke  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°23′16″N 10°05′50″E / 52.38778°N 10.09722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Town | Lehrte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans-Heinrich Bethmann (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,879 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31275 |
| Dialling codes | 05175 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
Arpke is a village in the town of Lehrte in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km east of Hanover.
Since 1893 Arpke has a railway station on the Berlin–Lehrte railway and is connected once per hour to Hanover and Wolfsburg.
Literature
[edit]- Frank Henschel: Arpke. Chronik eines Dorfes (Stadtgeschichtliche Hefte der Stadt Lehrte, Band 17), Stadt Lehrte (Hg.), 7/2000, 208 Seiten mit Abbildungen, broschiert
- Heimatbund Arpke (Hg.): Arpke. Nicht nur historische Ansichten eines niedersächsischen Dorfes. Festschrift zum 40jährigen Bestehen des Heimatbundes Arpke, 2005, broschiert, 62 Seiten mit Abbildungen in Schwarz-weiß
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arpke.
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Aerial picture of Arpke facing eastwards
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View across the pond in the centre of the village
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Lutheran church “Holy Cross”, on the lefthand the youth centre
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Walkway along the pond
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