Meine is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a village and member municipality of the Papenteich. The Municipality Meine includes the villages of Abbesbüttel, Bechtsbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Meine, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel, Ohnhorst, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel.
Geography
Neighbourhood
* distance from downtown
Geographical position
Meine is situated north of
Braunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. The
Mittellandkanal is crossing the community area. Administratively it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Meine is situated at the German highway 4 and around 7 km to the north of the interchange
Brunswick North (A2 /A391). Other bigger towns nearby are:
Wolfsburg,
Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel,
Gifhorn,
Peine and
Celle.
History
The first documentary mentioning of Meine was in the year 1007. In former times the village was known as
Meynum. It is expected that Meine is much older and it may have been erected during the
Saxon Wars by troops of
Charlemagne. From 11th century on, Meine was a frontier town between the Bishopric of Hildesheim and the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The latest significant upturn started with the construction of a
Sugar beet factory in 1883. On 18 August 2011 a new
grammar school called
Philipp Melanchthon Gymnasium was opened in Meine. The
headmaster is Stephan Oelker.
Culture
Religion
Meine is by the majority
Protestantism. It forms an evangelic
Parish together with the villages Meine, Abbesbüttel, Wedelheine, Wedesbüttel, Grassel, Gravenhorst, Ohnhorst, Meinholz, Martinsbüttel as well as the village of
Vordorf. The catholic church is the Saint Andrew church, built in 1971.
Politics
Municipal Council
The council of the Municipality Meine consists of 23 councilmen and women:
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Christian Democratic Union 9 mandates
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Social Democratic Party 11 mandates
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Alliance '90/The Greens 3 mandates
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Free Democratic Party 0 mandates
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Others 1 mandate
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Vacant since 2013 1 mandate
(Status: community election 11. September 2011 with a voter participation of 57,98%)
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