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Ganderkesee

Coordinates: 53°02′09″N 08°32′54″E / 53.03583°N 8.54833°E / 53.03583; 8.54833
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Ganderkesee
Municipality
Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012
Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012
Coat of arms of Ganderkesee
Coat of arms
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″N 08°32′54″E / 53.03583°N 8.54833°E / 53.03583; 8.54833
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOldenburg
Subdivisions25 districts
Government
 • MayorAlice Gerken-Klaas
Area
 • Total138.26 km2 (53.38 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total31,939
 • 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

Ganderkesee is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Geographical Location

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.

Geographical Classification

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

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

Trivia

Council

Chairman: Gerd Brand, CDU

The Council of Ganderkesee:

References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Public schools

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