Varel
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- This article is about the German town. For the manufacturer of drill bits, see Varel International.
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Location of the town of Varel within Friesland district
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| Coordinates | 53°23′49″N 8°08′10″E / 53.39694°N 8.13611°ECoordinates: 53°23′49″N 8°08′10″E / 53.39694°N 8.13611°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Friesland |
| Town subdivisions | 32 districts |
| Mayor | Gerd-Christian Wagner (SPD) |
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| Area | 113.53 km2 (43.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 - 12 m |
| Population | 24,596 (31 December 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 217 /km2 (561 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | FRI |
| Postal code | 26316 |
| Area code | 04451 |
| Website | www.varel.de |
Varel is a town in the district of Friesland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Jade River and the Jade Bight, approx. 15 km south of Wilhelmshaven, and 30 km north of Oldenburg.
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Notable natives [edit]
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- Hildegard Behrens (1937–2009), dramatic soprano
- Heiko Daxl (born 1957)
- Erich Heckel
- Stefan Poitz (born 1981)
- Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
- Lothar Meyer (1830–1895)
- Johann Gerhard Oncken (1800–1884)
- Carl Carls (1880–1958)
- Friedrich Wegener (1907–1990)
- Hans-Paul Bürkner (born 1951), CEO of the Boston Consulting Group
- Markus Eichler (born 1982)
- Frank Simoleit (born 1979), Radiohost/presenter Big FM Germany
International relations [edit]
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
Varel is twinned with:
References [edit]
- ^ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen – Bevölkerungsfortschreibung
- ^ Greater Jackson Chamber of Commerce, 5 June 2002; retrieved on 11 September 2009.
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- Official site (German)
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