Toppenstedt
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Toppenstedt is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, not very far from the Lüneburg Heath.
Toppenstedt | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Toppenstedt
within Harburg district  | |
 Location of Toppenstedt | |
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| Coordinates: 53°16′N 10°06′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Harburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Salzhausen |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heinrich Nottorf |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.09 km2 (11.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,229 |
| • Density | 76.62/km2 (198.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21442 |
| Dialling codes | 04173 |
| Vehicle registration | WL |
It consists of two villages: Toppenstedt and Tangendorf. In both villages agriculture and tourism are key economic factors.
In 1930, a farmer discovered during his work the Tangendorf disc brooch, a fibula, dating from about 300 AD. An image of this fibula is part of Toppenstedt 's coat of arms.
