Edewecht
Edewecht | |
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 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 | Petra Lausch (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.50 km2 (43.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • 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 |
Edewecht (Low German: Erwech) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of Oldenburg. It is the home of the company Meica which is known throughout Germany as a manufacturer of sausages.
Twin towns
Edewecht is twinned with
Krosno in Poland 
(since 1996) [2]
Wusterhausen/Dosse in Brandenburg 
Germany 
References
- Notes
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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