Westerbeck is a district of the municipality of Sassenburg in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Westerbeck
Ortsteil of Sassenburg
Coat of arms
Location of Westerbeck
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Coordinates: 52°31′N 10°38′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Municipality	Sassenburg
Government
• Local representative	Annette Merz (CDU)
Area
• Total	88.4 km2 (34.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,374
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38524
Dialling codes	05371, 05378, 05379
Vehicle registration	GF
Website	www.sassenburg.de

Geography

Westerbeck is to the east of the Neudorf-Platendorf district and to the north of Dannenbüttel. The Neuhaus residential area belongs to Westerbeck.

History

Westerbeck was first mentioned in a document in 1390 as Westerbeke.[2] In 1838 an inn was set up in the Moorvogthaus at Schiffgraben, for which the building that still exists today was built in 1860, which is operated as Gasthof Neuhaus.[3] In 1950, the Heinz Kunze peat factory was founded in the buildings of an abandoned prison camp in the forest near Westerbeck. On March 1, 1974, Westerbeck was incorporated into the new municipality of Sassenburg[4]

Coat of arms

In red, a silver (white) horseshoe over a silver (white) picket fence.

Politics

Westerbeck is represented by an eight-member local council. The local mayor is Annette Merz (CDU).[5]

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