Peine: Steel Town, Eulenspiegel Country, and the Peiner Traeger Between Hannover and Braunschweig
Peine has a population around 50,000 and lies between Hannover and Braunschweig in Lower Saxony. The Peiner Traeger, steel I-beams produced here by what became Salzgitter AG, gave the town its industrial identity. The steel industry has contracted but remains a local employer. The town claims a connection to Till Eulenspiegel, the legendary medieval trickster, who is said to have been born in nearby Kneitlingen.
The Marktplatz and the Jakobikirche anchor the centre. The Peiner Freischiesssen, a traditional marksmen's festival, is one of the largest Schuetzenfeste in the region. The Fuhsekanal flows through the town. The Eixer See provides bathing. Hannover is 35 kilometres west, Braunschweig 25 kilometres east. Peine sits on the Hannover-Braunschweig railway line. Adult companionship follows Lower Saxony's regulatory approach.
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Peine has a population around 50,000 and lies between Hannover and Braunschweig in Lower Saxony. The Peiner Traeger, steel I-beams produced here by what became Salzgitter AG, gave the town its industrial identity. The steel industry has contracted but remains a local employer. The town claims a connection to Till Eulenspiegel, the legendary medieval trickster, who is said to have been born in nearby Kneitlingen.
The Marktplatz and the Jakobikirche anchor the centre. The Peiner Freischiesssen, a traditional marksmen's festival, is one of the largest Schuetzenfeste in the region. The Fuhsekanal flows through the town. The Eixer See provides bathing. Hannover is 35 kilometres west, Braunschweig 25 kilometres east. Peine sits on the Hannover-Braunschweig railway line. Adult companionship follows Lower Saxony's regulatory approach.
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