Vest (Lower Saxony)

Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Uelzen
Joint municipality :	Bevensen-Ebstorf
Height :	59 m above sea level NHN
Area :	25.27 km 2
Residents:	945 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	37 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	29599
Area code :	05828
License plate :	UE
Community key :	03 3 60 026
Community structure:	7 districts
Association administration address:	Lindenstrasse 12 ; 29549 Bad Bevensen
Mayor :	Achim Ritzer ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Weste in the district of Uelzen

Weste is a municipality in the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Uelzen , Lower Saxony . The municipality Weste belongs to the integrated municipality Bevensen-Ebstorf . The community is on the Uelzen – Dannenberg railway line .

Community structure

The municipality of Weste consists of the districts Weste, Hagen, Höver , Oetzendorf (until September 10, 1936 Oitzendorf ), Schlagte , Testorf and Weste-Bahnhof and the Westersunderberg residential area.

politics

Municipal council

The council of the municipality of Weste consists of eleven councilors and councilors.

	CDU	SPD	total
2011	7 (64.3%)	4 (35.7%)	11 seats

Last local election on September 11, 2011

Mayor / Administration

Mayor is Achim Ritzer (CDU). The municipal administration is located in the fire station .

coat of arms

The blazon reads: The coat of arms shows a golden shield, divided by a red zigzag bar with three points, on the middle point of which two crossed, outward-looking red horse heads, including a blue cornflower with five petals.

Culture and sights

The neo-Gothic chapel in Höver is also a listed building, as are the bell towers in Testorf and Weste themselves.
Another attraction is the Heidefriedhof between Weste and Testorf.