Lachendorf

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Lachendorf-Wappen.jpg
Wappengröße = 126
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 37
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 15
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Celle
Samtgemeinde = Lachendorf
Höhe = 49
Fläche = 38.23
Einwohner = 5840
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 29331
Vorwahl = 05145
Kfz = CE
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 51 016
Gliederung = 4 Ortsteile
Straße = Oppershäuser Str. 1
Website = [http://www.lachendorf.de/ www.lachendorf.de]
Bürgermeister = Erwin Kriegel

Partei = SPD

Lachendorf is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km east of Celle.

Lachendorf is also the seat of the "Samtgemeinde" ("collective municipality") Lachendorf.

History

In older records Lachendorf is mentioned under the name of "Lachtendorp," meaning village at the river "Lachte". In 1538 Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg chose it as a proper place for a paper mill, which marks the beginning of settlement and commercial development. In 1845 the paper mill was extended to a factory, creating a remarkable amount of workspace in this agricultural region.