Leiferde
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Leiferde is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Leiferde includes the villages of Dalldorf and Leiferde.
Leiferde | |
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Lutheran church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Leiferde
within Gifhorn district  | |
 Location of Leiferde | |
  Leiferde  Leiferde | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′20″N 10°26′19″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Gifhorn |
| Municipal assoc. | Meinersen |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stephanie Fahlbusch-Graber (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,383 |
| • Density | 157.2/km2 (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 |
It was the location of the 2022 cargo train incident on the Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway.
