Arpke

Coordinates: 52°23′16″N 10°05′50″E / 52.38778°N 10.09722°E / 52.38778; 10.09722
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Arpke
Coat of arms of Arpke
Location of Arpke
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Arpke is located in Germany
Arpke
Arpke
Arpke is located in Lower Saxony
Arpke
Arpke
Coordinates: 52°23′16″N 10°05′50″E / 52.38778°N 10.09722°E / 52.38778; 10.09722
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
TownLehrte
Government
 • MayorHans-Heinrich Bethmann (CDU)
Area
 • Total10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2015-12-31)
 • Total2,879
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31275
Dialling codes05175
Vehicle registrationH

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

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