Peine

town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Summary

Peine is an independent community[1]. Peine draws 1,849 Wikipedia views per month (independent community category, ranking #13 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Niedersächsischer Städtetag[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Peine[4]
  • Country: Germany[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Fuhse[6], Mittelland Canal[7]
  • Head of government: Klaus Saemann[8]
  • Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[9], district capital[10], Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[11]
  • Shares border with: Lehrte[12], Ilsede[13], Vechelde[14], Wendeburg[15], Edemissen[16]
  • Twinned administrative body: Aschersleben[17], Heywood[18], Rochdale[19], Greater Manchester[20], Tripoli[21], Heinola[22]
  • Postal code: 31224–31228[23]
  • Commons category: Peine[24]
  • Licence plate code: PE[25]
  • Said to be the same as: Peine[26]
  • Local dialing code: 05171[27]
  • Coordinate location: 52.320277777778, 10.233611111111[28]
  • Official website: https://www.peine.de/[29]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Peine[30]
  • Commons gallery: Peine[31]
  • Population: 49,759[32], 49,676[33], 49,901[34], 49,952[35], 50,461[36], 51,411[37], 51,521[38], 50,987[39], 51,005[40]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[41], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[42], Topographia Saxoniae Inferioris[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44]
  • Capital of: Peine[45]
  • Official name: Peine[46]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Peine[47]
  • Native label: Peine[48]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People of Peine[49]
  • Different from: Peine[50]

Body

Physical Characteristics

Peine covers an area of 119.84[51]. Peine sits at an elevation of 68[52].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Peine include Peine[53], a district of Lower Saxony[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1885[56].

Why It Matters

Peine has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Peine is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for Peine include Peine[53], a district of Lower Saxony[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1885[56].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+49759'}, {'amount': '+49676'}, {'amount': '+49901'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 11989
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 11989, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483169|PEINE (#167483169)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #m"
  3. 13w ago · Arlo Barnes · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Panoramic view → 2026-04-23 52 10 04 Surroundings.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Panoramic view: 2026-04-23 52 10 04 Surroundings.jpg"
  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87841
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  5. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+49759'}, {'amount': '+49676'}, {'amount': '+49901'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
  7. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Shares border with → Lehrte, Ilsede, Vechelde +2
    Member of → Niedersächsischer Städtetag
    Twinned administrative body → Aschersleben, Heywood, Rochdale +3
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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