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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Wedemark
Municipality
Flag of WedemarkFlagCoat of arms of WedemarkCoat of arms
Location of Wedemark within Hanover district
Hanover RegionLower SaxonyWedemarkBurgwedelNeustadt am RübenbergeBurgdorfUetzeLehrteIsernhagenLangenhagenGarbsenWunstorfSeelzeBarsinghausenSehndeHanoverGehrdenLaatzenWennigsenRonnenbergHemmingenPattensenSpringeHamelin-PyrmontSchaumburgNienburg (district)HeidekreisCelle (district)Peine (district)Gifhorn (district)Hildesheim (district)
Wedemark is located in GermanyWedemarkWedemark Show map of GermanyWedemark is located in Lower SaxonyWedemarkWedemark Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°32′N 9°43′E / 52.533°N 9.717°E / 52.533; 9.717
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
Subdivisions16 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Helge Zychlinski (SPD)
Area
 • Total173 km (67 sq mi)
Elevation48 m (157 ft)
Population
 • Total29,814
 • Density170/km (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes30900
Dialling codes05130, 05072, 05131
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.wedemark.de

Wedemark (Eastphalian: Wiemark) is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wedemark is a historical landscape description for the area and is situated approximately 20 km north of Hanover. It ranks third on average per capita income in Lower Saxony.

Geography

Wedemark's neighbors are the municipalities Burgwedel, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Garbsen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lindwedel and Wietze (clockwise, beginning in the East).

Division of the town

Wedemark consists of 16 formerly independent villages, with a total of nearly 30,000 inhabitants all together.

  • Abbensen
  • Bennemühlen
  • Berkhof (with Plumhof and Sprockhof)
  • Bissendorf
  • Brelingen
  • Duden-Rodenbostel
  • Elze
  • Gailhof
  • Hellendorf
  • Meitze
  • Mellendorf
  • Negenborn
  • Oegenbostel (with Bestenbostel and Ibsingen)
  • Resse
  • Scherenbostel (with Schlage-Ickhorst and Wiechendorf)
  • Wennebostel (with Wennebostel-Wietze)

Transport

Car

Motorway A7 (Hamburg – Hanover) marks the East border of Wedemark (motorway exits in Berkhof and Mellendorf), whereas to the South the A352 (motorway exit Langenhagen-Kaltenweide) runs towards the north-western edge of Hanover.

Train

There are three train stations in Wedemark, namely in Bennemühlen, Mellendorf and Bissendorf, with half-hourly services to Hanover during weekdays. In Mellendorf and Bennemühlen there are also connecting trains on local line to Hamburg, with the line running through the Lüneburg Heath, and the towns of Schwarmstedt, Hodenhagen, Walsrode, Bad Fallingbostel, Soltau and Schneverdingen along the line, taking a total of nearly three hours for 150 km.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Wedemark is twinned with:

References

  1. "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Roye". wedemark.de (in German). Wedemark. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

External links

Towns and municipalities in Hanover Region
Coat of Arms of Hanover district
Coat of Arms of Hanover district


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