Wunstorf is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the town of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Idensermoor and Niengraben), Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, and Wunstorf. Nearby Wunstorf Air Base of the German Air Force, which participated in the Berlin Airlift and is home to Air Transport Wing 62 since 1978 that operates all German A400Ms, is named after Wunstorf. To the west of the city, and are located on the shores of Lake Steinhude.

Early history

The name Wunstorf derives from the early settlement of Wonherestorpe dating to around. In 1181, Wunstorf was mentioned as a civitas, literally 'citizenry' in Latin and 'Bürgerschaft' in German.

Population

Local council

The local elections on 11 September 2016, had the following results:

Transport

Wunstorf has two exits on motorway A 2. Wunstorf railway station has four trains per hour to Hanover (a mix of local and regional trains), and two trains per hour each to Minden and Nienburg. The local bus network is designed to allow connections with trains to and from Hanover. The nearest commercial airport is the Hannover Airport about 25 km via motorways A2 and A352.

Twin towns – sister cities

Wunstorf is twinned with:

Notable people

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