Lehrte

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Lehrte
Lehrte
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover (district)
Town subdivisions	9 districts
Mayor	Jutta Voß (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m  (203 ft)
Population	43,925  (31 December 2006)
- Density	346 /km2 (896 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	H
Postal code	31275
Area code	05132
Website	www.lehrte.de
Lehrte in the Hanover Region
Coordinates: 52°22′0″N 09°58′0″E / 52.36667°N 9.96667°E / 52.36667; 9.96667

Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Hanover.

Lehrte was a small village until a railway junction was built in the year 1848. The growth started and in 1898 Lehrte became a city.

[edit] See also

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

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