Leese, Germany

Leese is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Leese
Coat of arms of Leese
Location of Leese within Nienburg district
Leese  is located in Germany
Leese
Leese
Leese  is located in Lower Saxony
Leese
Leese
Coordinates: 52°30′N 09°07′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictNienburg
Municipal assoc.Mittelweser
Government
  MayorHenning Olthage (SPD)
Area
  Total29.65 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
  Total1,653
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31633
Dialling codes05761
Vehicle registrationNI
Websitewww.leese.de

History

Leese was one of the earliest settlements in the Middle Weser Region. Around 20 tumulus graves are found, the oldest dating to about 1800 BCE. The urnfield graves in the so-called "small field" of Leese were excavated under the auspices of the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (Lower Saxony Bureau for Cultural Heritage) between 1978 and 1980 turned out to be the largest graveyard of urn burials in the pre-Roman Iron Age of northern Germany, with 1100 burials. An urn is represented in the lower part of the town's coat of arms. At the time of the early Roman empire, the area was occupied by the German tribe of Angrivarii, to the south of the Cherusci.

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