Edewecht
municipality of Germany
Edewecht (Low German: Erwech) is a municipality in Ammerland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of Oldenburg.
Edewecht | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Edewecht within Ammerland district  | |
  Edewecht  Edewecht | |
| Coordinates: 53°07′33″N 07°58′57″E / 53.12583°N 7.98250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Ammerland |
| Subdivisions | 15 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Petra Knetemann[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.50 km2 (43.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,908 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26188 |
| Dialling codes | 04405 |
| Vehicle registration | WST |
| Website | www.edewecht.de |
Villages in the municipality and their population
change- Friedrichsfehn Nord 1,747
- Friedrichsfehn Süd 3,185
- Husbäke 1,005
- Jeddeloh I 1,101
- Jeddeloh II 1,333
- Kleefeld 439
- Klein Scharrel 1,229
- Nord Edewecht I 2,246
- Nord Edewecht II 2,548
- Osterscheps 1,604
- Portsloge 1,962
- Süddorf 608
- Süd Edewecht 2,256
- Westerscheps 554
- Wildenloh 805
- Wittenberge 386
total: 23,008
- Edewecht only 7,050
- Friedrichsfehn only 4,932
Source: website of the Edewecht Municipality.
Date: June 30, 2020.
Twin towns
changeEdewecht is twinned with
Krosno in Poland 
(since 1996) [3]
Wusterhausen/Dosse in Brandenburg 
Germany 
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References
change- Notes
- ↑ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. 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.
- ↑ "Krosno Official Website - Partner Cities".
(in Polish) © 1998 - 2001 Urząd Miasta Krosna. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
