Brietlingen

Brietlingen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor

• 4.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical Location

Brietlingen lies to the west of the nature reserve bank of the Elbe - Drawehn. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Scharnebeck, which has its headquarters in the town of Scharnebeck.

Community structure

The quarters are:

• Brietlingen
• Lüdershausen
• Moor castle

History

The village was first mentioned in 1004.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the neighboring community Lüdershausen was incorporated.

Policy

The municipality belongs to the Brietlingen Parliament Constituency 48 Elbe and the Bundestag constituency 38 Lüchow -Dannenberg - Lüneburg.

Parish council

The municipal council of Brietlingen consists of 14 council women and councilors.

• SPD 8 seats
• CDU 5 seats
• Green 1 seat

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Mayor

The honorary mayor Herbert Meyn was elected on 9 September 2001.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Brietlingen is located on the main road 209 between Lüneburg and Lauenburg.