| Coordinates | 52°08′N 10°38′E |
|---|---|
| State | Niedersachsen |
| District | Wolfenbüttel |
| Samtgemeinde | Elm-Asse |
| Elevation | 131 |
| Area | 4.66 |
| Postal code | 38329 |
| Area code | 05337 |
| Licence | WF |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 03 1 58 036 |
| Mayor | Andreas Becker |
| Party | SPD |
Wittmar (ˈvɪtmaʁ) is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Asse
For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.
External links
- Samtgemeinde Asse (in German)