Lehre

Lehre is a locality in Lehre, Helmstedt (district), Lower Saxony and has about 11,800 residents. Lehre is situated nearby to the village Essehof, as well as near Groß Brunsrode.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Cross Church, Lehre and Essehof Zoo.

Holy Cross Church, Lehre

Church

Holy Cross Church, Lehre

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The Holy Cross Church is a church located in the town of Lehre, Germany. It is currently a Lutheran church and part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick, which owns around 480 churches.

Essehof Zoo

Zoo

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Essehof Zoo is a privately owned and operated zoo located in Essehof, a town within the municipality of Lehre, Lower Saxony, Germany. It opened in 1968 and currently consists of 10 hectares. It is located about 13 km northeast of Braunschweig. Essehof Zoo is situated 2½ km south of Lehre.

Wendhausen Castle

Castle

Wendhausen Castle

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The Wendhausen Castle is a 17th-century moated castle located in Wendhausen, a community within the municipality of Lehre, Lower Saxony. Wendhausen Castle is situated 2½ km west of Lehre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essehof and Wendhausen (Lehre).

Essehof

Village

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Essehof is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Lehre.

Wendhausen (Lehre)

Village

Wendhausen (Lehre)

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Wendhausen (Lehre) is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Lehre.

Groß Brunsrode

Village

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Groß Brunsrode is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Lehre.

Lehre

Type: Locality with 11,800 residents
Description: municipality seat in Germany
Categories: municipality seat and village
Location: Lehre, Helmstedt (district), Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.32793° or 52° 19′ 41″ north

Longitude

10.66899° or 10° 40′ 8″ east

Population

11,800

Elevation

81 metres (266 feet)

United Nations Location Code

DE LRE

Open location code

9F4G8MH9+5H

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Lehre” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lehre”
German: “Lehre”

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