Ganderkesee (Northern Low Saxon: Gannerseer) is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Ganderkesee | |
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 Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ganderkesee within Oldenburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°02′09″N 08°32′54″E / 53.03583°N 8.54833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Oldenburg |
| Subdivisions | 25 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 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27777 |
| Dialling codes | 04222, 04221, 04223 |
| Vehicle registration | OL |
| Website | ganderkesee.de |
Geography edit
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 edit
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 edit
Ganderkesee was mentioned in 860 AD for the first time under the name of "Gandrikesarde".
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Ganderkesee is twinned with:[3]
Montval-sur-Loir, France
Pułtusk, Poland
Transport edit
With "Atlas Airport", Ganderkesee possesses a regional airport.
Council edit
Mayor: Ralf Wessel (CDU), elected in September 2021.[1]
The Council of Ganderkesee:
- SPD: 12 seats
- CDU: 11 seats
- FDP: 3 seats
- UWG (Independent voters Community Ganderkesee) / Free votes: 3 seats
- Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 6 seats
Trivia edit
Near Steinkimmen is a 298-metre-high (978 ft) guyed steel tube mast for FM- and TV-broadcasting, the Transmitter Steinkimmen.
References edit
- ^ a b "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". gemeindeganderkesee.de (in German). Ganderkesee. Retrieved 2021-03-10.