On the same day, No. 41 Squadron was renumbered as No. 26 Squadron at Wunstorf and it flew Spitfires and Hawker Tempests until April 1949 when it was re-equipped with De Havilland Vampires.
To the west of the city, Steinhude and Großenheidorn are located on the shores of Lake Steinhuder Meer.
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The following localities belong to the city of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Idensermoor and Niengraben), Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, and Wunstorf.
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Several streets and schools in Germany are named after him, including the Hölty-Gymnasium in Wunstorf near Hanover; in 2008, the biennial poetry prize Hölty-Preis was created in his name.
Polykarp Leyser IV (4 September 1690, Wunstorf - 7 April 1728, Helmstedt) was a German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, physician, lawyer and historian.