Brome, Germany

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

52°36′N 10°57′E / 52.600°N 10.950°E / 52.600; 10.950CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictGifhorn Municipal assoc.BromeSubdivisions5 OrtsteileGovernment • MayorGerhard Borchert (CDU)Area • Total36.66 km² (14.15 sq mi)Elevation66 m (217 ft)Population • Total3,304 • Density90/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes05833Vehicle registrationGFWebsitewww.brome.de

Brome is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ohre, approx. 25 km northeast of Wolfsburg.

The municipality consists of the following villages:

• Altendorf
• Benitz
• Brome
• Wiswedel
• Zicherie

Brome is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Brome ("collective municipality").

• 
  Castle
• 
  Town hall
• 
  Lutheran church
• 
  Lake Ohresee
• 
  Lutheran church in Altendorf

During the Cold War, Brome was by the Inner German border separating West Germany and Communist East Germany (German Democratic Republic). The Brome Castle Museum has local artifacts from the Cold War and from other periods of history.