Bederkesa municipality
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Coordinates: 53 ° 38 ' N , 8 ° 50' E |
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| Basic data (as of 2014) | ||
| Existing period: | 1971-2014 | |
| State : | Lower Saxony | |
| County : | Cuxhaven | |
| Area : | 234.6 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 12,081 (Dec. 31, 2013) | |
| Population density : | 51 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Association structure: | 8 municipalities | |
| Association administration address : |
Am Markt 8 27624 Bad Bederkesa |
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| Location of the Bederkesa municipality in the Cuxhaven district | ||
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The joint municipality Bederkesa was a joint municipality in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony . Eight communities had come together in it to carry out their administrative business. The administrative seat of the joint municipality was in Bad Bederkesa .
geography
The joint community consisted of the stains Bad Bederkesa and communities Drangstedt , Elmlohe , Flögeln , Köhlen , Kührstedt , Lintig and Ringstedt .
history
The joint municipality existed since 1971. On January 1, 2015, the municipalities of the joint municipality and the city of Langen formed the new city of Geestland .
Population development
| year | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 10,841 | 11,348 | 12,228 | 12,535 | 12,276 | 12,251 | 12,157 | 12,136 | 12.123 | 12,081 |
(as of December 31st)
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politics
Joint council
The council of the joint municipality Bederkesa consisted of 30 councilors and councilors. This is the specified number for a joint municipality with a population of between 12,001 and 15,000. The 30 council members were elected by local elections for five years each. The last term began on November 1, 2011.
The full-time mayor of the joint municipality, Sven Wojzischke (CDU), was also entitled to vote in the Council of the Joint Community.
The last local election on September 11, 2011 had the following result:
The councils of the SPD and the council of the Greens had formed a parliamentary group.
Joint mayor of the municipality
In the 2001 local elections, Sven Wojzischke (CDU) was the only candidate for the office of mayor of the municipality. In the local elections in 2006 he was re-elected with 61% of the vote against Peer Augustin (SPD).
Community partnerships
Since 1975 there was a partnership between Bederkesa and the English city of Bodmin in the county of Cornwall . There was regular student exchange between the school at the mill and the partner school in Bodmin.
Merged to Geestland
On January 1, 2015, the city of Langen and the municipalities of the joint municipality of Bederkesa merged to form a new city.
education
There were six primary schools in Bad Bederkesa, Drangstedt, Elmlohe, Kührstedt, Lintig and Ringstedt and three secondary schools in Bad Bederkesa: the school center at An der Mühle , the school at Am Wiesendamm and the Lower Saxony boarding school (NIG).
In addition, Bad Bederkesa was also the seat of the Evangelical Adult Education Center.
Others
Fishing waters in the Samtgemeinde area were the Hadelner Canal , the Bederkesa-Geeste Canal , the Bederkesaer See and the Flögelner See .
