Westerwalsede

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Westerwalsede
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Coordinates: 53 ° 2 '  N , 9 ° 22'  E

Basic data
State : Lower Saxony
County : Rotenburg (Wümme)
Joint municipality : Bothel
Height : 50 m above sea level NHN
Area : 20.11 km 2
Residents: 723 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 36 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 27386
Area code : 04269
License plate : ROW, BRV
Community key : 03 3 57 054
Community structure: 4 districts
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Dorfstrasse 7
27386 Westerwalsede
Website : www.bothel.de
Mayor : Jochen Hestermann (WG Westerwalsede)
Location of the municipality of Westerwalsede in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme)
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Westerwalsede ( Low German Westerwals ) is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) , Lower Saxony . Westerwalsede is part of the Bothel municipality .

geography

location

Westerwalsede is located west of Kirchwalsede (hence the name Wester) in a northwestern branch of the Achim-Verdener Geest belonging to the Stader Geest .

Community structure

The following places belong to the municipality of Westerwalsede:

  • Westerwalsede
  • Westerwalsede (train station)
  • Süderwalsede
  • Rahnhorst

Neighboring communities

Nature reserves

Northeast of the core map Westerwalsede is the 654 ha large protected area (NSG) Large White and Moor and southeast the 46 hectare NSG Wolfsgrund .

history

According to ancient traditions, the Germanic god Wotan had his forest seat in Werdanske, today's Westerwalsede.

Westerwalsede was first mentioned in a document around 1230 in Verden Cathedral . The district of Süderwalsede was national winner in 1981 in the competition Our village should be more beautiful (today our village has a future ).

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the neighboring community of Süderwalsede was incorporated.

politics

Municipal council

The council of the municipality of Westerwalsede consists of nine councilors. This is the specified number for the member municipality of an integrated municipality with a population between 501 and 1000 inhabitants. The council members are elected for a five-year term by local elections. The current term of office began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.

The last local election on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following:

Political party Proportional votes Number of seats
Westerwalsede flat share 90.47% 8th
SPD 9.52% 1

The turnout in the 2016 local elections was 71.40%, well above the Lower Saxony average of 55.5%.

mayor

The council elected council member Jochen Hestermann (WG Westerwalsede) as honorary mayor for the current electoral term.

traffic

Westerwalsede is on the Verden – Rotenburg railway line and has an operating station here . The trains don't stop here for getting on and off. Local public transport is insufficiently developed and is served by the " Weser-Ems-Bus " buses.

Social infrastructure

The nearest dentist and doctor's practice is in Kirchwalsede, this also applies to elementary school and kindergarten.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 245 .
  3. ^ Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on February 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b Westerwalsede municipality - overall results of the 2016 municipal council election , accessed on February 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ The CDU gets the most votes nationwide. NDR, September 12, 2016, accessed on February 28, 2017 .
  6. ^ Community Westerwalsede - local council , accessed on February 28, 2017.

Web links

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