Ostheide

Ostheide
Ostheide
Coordinates	53°14′0″N 10°31′0″E / 53.233333°N 10.516667°E / 53.233333; 10.516667Coordinates: 53°14′0″N 10°31′0″E / 53.233333°N 10.516667°E / 53.233333; 10.516667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüneburg
Composition	6 districts
Mayor	Norbert Meyer (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	129.78 km2 (50.11 sq mi)
Population	10,263 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	79 /km2 (205 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LG
Postal codes	21397–21403
Website	www.ostheide.de

Ostheide is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km east of Lüneburg. Its seat is in the village Barendorf.

Division of the municipality

The Samtgemeinde Ostheide consists of the following municipalities:

1. Barendorf
2. Neetze
3. Reinstorf
4. Thomasburg
5. Vastorf
6. Wendisch Evern

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung.