Leiferde

Leiferde
Municipality
Lutheran church
Coat of arms
Location of Leiferde within Gifhorn district
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Coordinates: 52°26′20″N 10°26′19″E / 52.43889°N 10.43861°E / 52.43889; 10.43861
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Municipal assoc.	Meinersen
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Stephanie Fahlbusch-Graber (CDU)
Area
• Total	27.88 km^2 (10.76 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,383
• Density	157.2/km^2 (407.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38542
Dialling codes	05373
Vehicle registration	GF
Website	www.leiferde.de

Leiferde is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Leiferde includes the villages of Dalldorf and Leiferde.

It was the location of the 2022 cargo train incident on the Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway.

References

1. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.