Großenkneten

Großenkneten is a municipality in the district of Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Großenkneten
Municipality
Coat of arms of Großenkneten
Coat of arms
Location of Großenkneten within Oldenburg district
Großenkneten is located in Germany
Großenkneten
Großenkneten
Großenkneten is located in Lower Saxony
Großenkneten
Großenkneten
Coordinates: 52°57′N 08°16′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOldenburg
Subdivisions19 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Thorsten Schmidtke[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total176.17 km2 (68.02 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total16,144
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26197
Dialling codes04435,04487
Vehicle registrationOL
Websitewww.grossenkneten.de

Geography

Großenkneten is one of the largest municipalities in Germany, in terms of its area, and is situated between the rivers Hunte and Lethe, in the landscape called Wildeshauser Geest. The place – consisting of the villages Huntlosen, Ahlhorn and Großenkneten – is still mostly agrarian, but is becoming more and more popular as a place of residence for commuters to Oldenburg.

Neighborhoods

Großenkneten is divided in 19 neighborhoods (Ortsteile), which are (with population of 2012): Ahlhorn (6.441), Amelhausen (120), Bakenhus (48), Bissel (319), Döhlen (461), Großenkneten (2.637), Hagel (32), Halenhorst (237), Haschenbrok (79), Hengstlage (136), Hespenbusch-Pallast (78), Hosüne (569), Huntlosen (1.831), Husum (60), Sage (623), Sage-Haast (290), Sannum (217), Steinloge (128) and Westrittrum (106).

History

In 1933 the municipality Huntlosen was incorporated into Großenkneten, giving it its current extent.

Between 1952 and 1957 Karl Poggensee and his association DAFRA (the precursor of the Hermann Oberth Society) operated a small launch site for experimental rockets close to the Hespenbusch farm. In 1957 the launch site was shifted to Cuxhaven as the site in Großenkneten had become too small.

The band Trio, formed in Großenkneten in 1979, had a hit in more than 30 countries with their song "Da Da Da" in 1982.

Notable places

Special recreational locations include several prehistoric tombs and the fish lakes of Ahlhorn. Originally built in the 1880s as a fish farm using the waters of the river Lethe, they have been a nature preserve since 1993. Of the 2 square kilometres of water around 1.2 square kilometres are still used for fish farming today.

References
  1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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