Wedemark

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.

Wedemark
Municipality
Flag of Wedemark
Flag
Coat of arms of Wedemark
Coat of arms
Location of Wedemark within Hanover district
Wedemark is located in Germany
Wedemark
Wedemark
Wedemark is located in Lower Saxony
Wedemark
Wedemark
Coordinates: 52°32′N 9°43′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
Subdivisions16 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Helge Zychlinski[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total29,612
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
30900
Dialling codes05130, 05072, 05131
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.wedemark.de

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:[3]

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 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Roye". wedemark.de (in German). Wedemark. Retrieved 2021-03-10.


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