Ganderkesee

Ganderkesee

Coat of arms
Ganderkesee

Coordinates: 53°02′09″N 08°32′54″E / 53.03583°N 8.54833°E / 53.03583; 8.54833Coordinates: 53°02′09″N 08°32′54″E / 53.03583°N 8.54833°E / 53.03583; 8.54833
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Oldenburg
Government
 • Mayor Alice Gerken-Klaas
Area
 • Total 138.26 km2 (53.38 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 30,943
 • Density 220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27777
Dialling codes 04222, 04221, 04223
Vehicle registration OL
Website ganderkesee.de

Ganderkesee is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Geographical Location

Ganderkesee is located on the northern edge of a nature park called "Wildeshauser Geest". The northernmost part of the community is in the glacial valley of the Weser. The sandy, higher and hilly terrain of Geest joins south.

The municipality Ganderkesee bordered to the east by the city of Delmenhorst, in the north of the communities Lemwerder and Berne in the district Wesermarsch and to the municipality Hude, to the west of the town Hatten and on the south by the municipalities Dötlingen and Harpstedt.

Geographical Classification

Ganderkesee includes 25 hamlets with about 31,200 residents: Ganderkesee, Almsloh, Bergedorf, Bookholzberg, Bookhorn, Bürstel, Elmeloh, Falkenburg, Grüppenbühren, Habbrügge, Havekost, Heide, Hengsterholz, Hohenböken, Holzkamp, Hoyerswege, Hoykenkamp, Immer, Neuenlande, Rethorn, Schierbrok, Schlutter, Schönemoor, Steinkimmen and Stenum.

History

Ganderkesee was mentioned in 860 AD for the first time under the name of "Gandrikesarde".

Trivia

Council

Chairman: Gerd Brand, CDU

The Council of Ganderkesee:

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)

External links

Public schools


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