Ganderkesee(Northern Low Saxon:Gannerseer) is amunicipalityinOldenburg district,inLower Saxony,Germany.

Ganderkesee
Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012
Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012
Coat of arms of Ganderkesee
Location of Ganderkesee within Oldenburg district
Oldenburg (district)Lower SaxonyVechta (district)Diepholz (district)DelmenhorstBremenCloppenburg (district)AmmerlandOldenburgWesermarschColnradeWinkelsettWildeshausenGroßenknetenPrinzhöfteBeckelnDötlingenWardenburgHattenHarpstedtHudeGanderkeseeDünsenKirchseelteGroß Ippener
Ganderkesee is located in Germany
Ganderkesee
Ganderkesee
Ganderkesee is located in Lower Saxony
Ganderkesee
Ganderkesee
Coordinates:53°02′09″N08°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
• Total
138.26 km2(53.38 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
(2022-12-31)[2]
• Total
31,939
• Density230/km2(600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes
27777
Dialling codes04222, 04221, 04223
Vehicle registrationOL
Websiteganderkesee.de

Geography

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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 theWeser.The sandy, higher and hilly terrain of Geest joins south.

The municipality Ganderkesee bordered to the east by the city ofDelmenhorst,in the north of the communitiesLemwerderandBernein the districtWesermarschand to the municipalityHude,to the west of the townHattenand on the south by the municipalitiesDötlingenandHarpstedt.

Divisions

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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

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

Twin towns – sister cities

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Ganderkesee istwinnedwith:[3]

Transport

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

Council

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

The Council of Ganderkesee:

Trivia

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

References

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  1. ^ab"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 2022"(in German).Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ^"Städtepartnerschaften".gemeindeganderkesee.de(in German). Ganderkesee.Retrieved2021-03-10.
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