Schladen

Ortsteil of Schladen-Werla in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Schladen

52°01′N 10°32′E / 52.017°N 10.533°E / 52.017; 10.533CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictWolfenbüttel MunicipalitySchladen-WerlaArea

• Total30.66 km² (11.84 sq mi)Elevation

97 m (318 ft)Population

(2012-12-31)

• Total5,041 • Density160/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

38315

Dialling codes05335Vehicle registrationWFWebsitewww.schladen.de

Schladen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2013, it is part of the municipality Schladen-Werla. It is situated on the river Oker, approx. 15 km south of Wolfenbüttel, and 25 km south of Braunschweig.

Schladen was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schladen. The German neoclassicist architect, painter and writer Leo von Klenze was born in Schladen on February 29, 1784.