Velpke

Velpke
Velpke
Municipality
	The Lutheran church in Velpke
	Coat of arms
	Location of Velpke within Helmstedt district
	Velpke Velpke
	Coordinates: 52°24′N 10°56′E / 52.400°N 10.933°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Helmstedt
Municipal assoc.	Velpke
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Mark Kreutzberg
Area
• Total	19.70 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	4,961
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38458
Dialling codes	05364
Vehicle registration	HE
Website	www.velpke.de

Velpke is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km north of Helmstedt, and 10 km east of Wolfsburg. The Municipality Velpke includes the villages of Büstedt, Meinkot, Velpke and Wahrstedt. Velpke is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Velpke.