Wunstorf

Wunstorf
Pedestrian zone in the town centre of Wunstorf
Coat of arms
Wunstorf
Location of Wunstorf within Hanover district
Coordinates: 52°25′39″N 9°25′46″E / 52.42750°N 9.42944°ECoordinates: 52°25′39″N 9°25′46″E / 52.42750°N 9.42944°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Government
• Mayor	Rolf-Axel Eberhardt (CDU)
Area
• Total	126.60 km^2 (48.88 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	40,636
• Density	320/km^2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	31515
Dialling codes	05031, 05033 (Steinhude and Großenheidorn), 05723 (Idensen-Niengraben)
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.wunstorf.de

Wunstorf is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the city of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Idensermoor and Niengraben), Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, and Wunstorf.

The city is giving its name to nearby Wunstorf Air Base of the German Air Force. To the west of the city, Steinhude and Großenheidorn are located on the shores of Lake Steinhuder Meer.

Demography

• 1830 - ca. 1.910
• 1840 - ca. 2.300
• 1871 - 2.455
• 1885 - 2.963
• 1905 - 4.523
• 1949 - 11.610 (of this 3.490 were refugees and displaced persons)^[2]
• 1998 - 40.848
• 2000 - 41.474
• 2005 - 42.215
• 2010 - 41.244

Traffic

Wunstorf has 2 exits on motorway A 2.
Wunstorf railway station has 4 trains per hour to Hanover (a mix of local and regional trains), and 2 trains per hour each to Minden and Nienburg. The local bus network is designed to allow connections with trains to/from Hanover.
The nearest commercial airport is Hanover-Langenhagen about 25 km via motorways A2 and A352.

References

1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
2. s. E. Holodynski, Armin Mandel, S.17