Ganderkesee (

Northern Low Saxon Northern Low Saxon (in Standard German, Standard High German: ', also ', lit. ''North(ern) Low Saxon/German''; in Dutch language, Standard Dutch: ') is a subgroup of Low Saxon dialects of Low German. As such, it covers a great part of the West ...

: ''Gannerseer'') is a

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in Oldenburg district, in

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Geography

Ganderkesee is located on the northern edge of a nature park called "Wildeshauser Geest". The northernmost part of the community is in the glacial valley of the

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. The sandy, higher and hilly terrain of Geest joins south. The municipality Ganderkesee bordered to the east by the city of

Delmenhorst Delmenhorst (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Demost'') is an urban district (''List of German urban districts, Kreisfreie Stadt'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of 74,500 and is located west of downtown Bremen (city), Bremen with which ...

, in the north of the communities Lemwerder and Berne in the district

Wesermarsch Wesermarsch is a ''Districts of Germany, Kreis'' (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. Neighboring are (from the east clockwise) the districts of Cuxhaven (district), Cuxhaven and Osterholz, the city of Bremen in the state ...

and to the municipality Hude, to the west of the town Hatten and on the south by the municipalities Dötlingen and

Harpstedt Harpstedt is a municipality in the district of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, south of Bremen (30 km). Harpstedt is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower S ...

Divisions

Ganderkesee includes 25 hamlets with about 31,200 residents: Ganderkesee, Almsloh, Bergedorf, Bookholzberg, Bookhorn, Bürstel, Elmeloh, Falkenburg, Grüppenbühren, Habbrügge, Havekost, Heide, Hengsterholz, Hohenböken, Holzkamp, Hoyerswege, Hoykenkamp, Immer, Neuenlande, Rethorn, Schierbrok, Schlutter, Schönemoor, Steinkimmen and Stenum.

History

Ganderkesee was mentioned in 860 AD for the first time under the name of "Gandrikesarde".

Twin towns – sister cities

Ganderkesee is twinned with: * Montval-sur-Loir, France *

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, Poland

Transport

With "Atlas Airport", Ganderkesee possesses a regional airport.

Council

Mayor: Ralf Wessel ( CDU), elected in September 2021. The Council of Ganderkesee: * SPD: 12 seats * CDU: 11 seats * FDP: 3 seats * UWG (Independent voters Community Ganderkesee) / Free votes: 3 seats * Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 6 seats

Trivia

Near Steinkimmen is a guyed steel tube mast for FM- and TV-broadcasting, the Transmitter Steinkimmen.

References

External links

Official websiteTransmitter Steinkimmen (German)
{{Authority control Oldenburg (district)