Eldingen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Eldingen within Celle district

52°41′05″N 10°20′40″E / 52.68472°N 10.34444°E / 52.68472; 10.34444CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictCelle Municipal assoc.LachendorfGovernment

• MayorHans-Joachim LübbeArea

• Total56.71 km² (21.90 sq mi)Elevation

71 m (233 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total2,030 • Density36/km² (93/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

29351

Dialling codes05148Vehicle registrationCEWebsitewww.lachendorf.de

Eldingen is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

The first mention of Eldingen occurs in a document, affixed with seal, from the year 1231. It confirms the purchase of the Eldingen (Elthinge) church by a neighboring convent.^[2]

The village became Protestant in 1543. As the seat of the Herren von Elding—with several free manors and a church—it survived the 30 Years War.

Notable People

Heinrich Severloh (1923-2006) German machine gunner during WW2 in the 352nd Infantry Division, famed for being responsible for over 1,000 and possibly over 2,000 casualties to the American soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ 24, Document 62. Lower Saxony Regional Archives, Wolfenbüttel.