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Brome, Germany

Coordinates: 52°36′N 10°57′E / 52.600°N 10.950°E / 52.600; 10.950
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Brome
Coat of arms of Brome
Location of Brome within Gifhorn district
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Brome is located in Germany
Brome
Brome
Brome is located in Lower Saxony
Brome
Brome
Coordinates: 52°36′N 10°57′E / 52.600°N 10.950°E / 52.600; 10.950
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
Municipal assoc.Brome
Subdivisions5 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorGerhard Borchert (CDU)
Area
 • Total36.66 km2 (14.15 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,304
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38465
Dialling codes05833
Vehicle registrationGF
Websitewww.brome.de

Brome is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ohre, approx. 25 km northeast of Wolfsburg.

The municipality consists of the following villages:

  • Altendorf
  • Benitz
  • Brome
  • Wiswedel
  • Zicherie

Brome is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Brome ("collective municipality").

During the Cold War, Brome was by the Inner German border separating West Germany and Communist East Germany (German Democratic Republic). The Brome Castle Museum has local artifacts from the Cold War and from other periods of history.

References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.