Ganderkesee
Municipality
Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012
Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012
Coat of arms of Ganderkesee
Coat of arms
Location of Ganderkesee within Oldenburg district
Ganderkesee is located in Germany
Ganderkesee
Ganderkesee
Ganderkesee is located in Lower Saxony
Ganderkesee
Ganderkesee
Coordinates: 53°02′09″N 08°32′54″E / 53.03583°N 8.54833°E / 53.03583; 8.54833
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOldenburg
Subdivisions25 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Ralf Wessel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total138.26 km2 (53.38 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total31,578
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27777
Dialling codes04222, 04221, 04223
Vehicle registrationOL
Websiteganderkesee.de

Ganderkesee (Northern Low Saxon: Gannerseer) is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography

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.

Divisions

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".

Twin towns – sister cities

Ganderkesee is twinned with:[3]

Transport

With "Atlas Airport", Ganderkesee possesses a regional airport.

Council

Mayor: Ralf Wessel (CDU), elected in September 2021.[1]

The Council of Ganderkesee:

Trivia

Near Steinkimmen is a 298-metre-high (978 ft) guyed steel tube mast for FM- and TV-broadcasting, the Transmitter Steinkimmen.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften". gemeindeganderkesee.de (in German). Ganderkesee. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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