Region: Braunschweig/ Wolfsburg

“Move away? From Braunschweig? Have you gone crazy!” (Otto in “66/67”)

Castle Square, Braunschweig

The largest city between Hanover and Berlin – this is how Braunschweig promotes itself – self assured. No wonder: a stone lion in the market place, a mighty castle and the world famous Guelph Palace with Europe‘s largest quadriga.
Driving the chariot is the city‘s goddess Brunonia. They are proud of their traditions and yet open to new things. Indeed, since 1966, Braunschweig has been the home of the “Braunschweig International Film Festival” which, with its international character, is broadcast nationally. Situated not far from historical Braunschweig is a town in the architectural style of the “economic miracle” years. Salzgitter, rich in contrasts and characterised by the post-war boom. Industrial backdrops are found in the immediate vicinity of palaces, castles and half-timbered buildings in Niedersachsen style.

Autostadt Wolfsburg (M. Hensel), Rizzi-House, Marginal-District Braunschweig (Stadt BS)

The region is characterised by this mixture. In the midst of it all, pure relaxation in wooded regions, at lakesides and in idyllic rural areas.
And then four chimneys rise up on the horizon like fingers in the sky. They belong to the VW plant in Wolfsburg. But the young town of Wolfsburg is more than just the factory town of the car manufacturer from the north: the world famous dance festival “Movimentos”, the renowned science museum “Phæno” and the 2009 German football league champions VfL Wolfsburg are at home here.

The region provided the backdrop for several films: "Böseckendorf – Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand" tells the story of the West German-East German partition and is situated right on the former border. "66/67 – Fairplay war gestern" is the cult film about the rise of the Eintracht Braunschweig football club. Gifhorn was the setting for "Die Frau, die im Wald verschwand". "Ein glücklicher Tag" was made in Helmstedt and die Geschichte der Welfen, a three-part documentary about Europe‘s oldest family of princes was largely filmed in and around Braunschweig. Wolfenbüttel is the motif of "Baby".

Contact details for further information:

Braunschweig Stadtmarketing GmbH
Frau Silvia Hübner
Schild 4
D-38100 Braunschweig
Tel. +49 (0)531-470 21 04
Fax +49 (0)531-470 44 45
E-Mail stadtmarketing@braunschweig.de

Stadt Braunschweig
Referat Pressestelle
Jürgen Sperber
Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1
D-38100 Braunschweig
Tel. +49 (0)531-470 22 12
Fax +49 (0)531-470 29 94
E-Mail pressestelle@braunschweig.de
www.braunschweig.de

Stadt Salzgitter
Referat Kommunikation
Norbert Uhde

Fachdienst Kultur
Dr. Jörg Leuschner
Joachim-Campe-Straße 6–8
D-38228 Salzgitter
Tel. +49 (0)53 41-839 37 75
Fax +49 (0)53 41-839 49 01
E-Mail Norbert.Uhde@Stadt.Salzgitter.de