Edewecht (Low German: Erwech) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of Oldenburg.
Edewecht | |
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 Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Edewecht within Ammerland district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°07′33″N 07°58′57″E / 53.12583°N 7.98250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Ammerland |
| Subdivisions | 15 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Petra Knetemann[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.50 km2 (43.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 22,908 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26188 |
| Dialling codes | 04405 |
| Vehicle registration | WST |
| Website | www.edewecht.de |
Villages in the municipality and their population
edit- Friedrichsfehn Nord 1,747
- Friedrichsfehn Süd 3,185
- Husbäke 1,005 (known for the bog bodies found there; see: List of bog bodies)
- Jeddeloh I 1,101
- Jeddeloh II 1,333
- Kleefeld 439
- Klein Scharrel 1,229
- Nord Edewecht I 2,246
- Nord Edewecht II 2,548
- Osterscheps 1,604
- Portsloge 1,962
- Süddorf 608
- Süd Edewecht 2,256
- Westerscheps 554
- Wildenloh 805
- Wittenberge 386
total: 23,008
- Edewecht only 7,050
- Friedrichsfehn only 4,932
Source: website of the Edewecht Municipality.
Date: June 30, 2020.
The population figures include people, who have a second home in Edewecht besides to a dwelling elsewhere, and legally residing foreigners.
History
editEdewecht was the scene of severe fights during the last weeks of the Second World War. Coming from Friesoythe in the south, on April 17, 1945, Canadian troops had to conquer Edewecht in fierce house-by-house fighting against fanatic German paratroopers and other soldiers. The famous German artist Joseph Beuys, who was a young man in these days, was one of the Wehrmacht paratroopers defending Edewecht, and got injured on April, 27 during battle.
This battle was the fifth time that Edewecht was destroyed in a war. The first four times were in the 15th and 16th centuries. Edewecht had been a border watch location between Eastern Frisia and the County of Oldenburg for many centuries.
Twin towns
editEdewecht is twinned with
Krosno in Poland 
(since 1996) [3]
Wusterhausen/Dosse in Brandenburg 
Germany 
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Sons and daughters
edit- Hein ten Hoff (1919-2003), German boxer
References
edit- Notes
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Krosno Official Website - Partner Cities".
(in Polish) © 1998 - 2001 Urząd Miasta Krosna. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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