Leiferde

Leiferde
Lutheran church
Location of Leiferde within Gifhorn district
Leiferde
Leiferde
Coordinates: 52°26′20″N 10°26′19″E / 52.43889°N 10.43861°E / 52.43889; 10.43861
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
Municipal assoc.Meinersen
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorStephanie Fahlbusch-Graber (CDU)
Area
 • Total
27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
4,235
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38542
Dialling codes05373
Vehicle registrationGF
Websitewww.leiferde.de

Leiferde is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Leiferde includes the villages of Dalldorf and Leiferde.

It was the location of the 2022 cargo train incident on the Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway.

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.