Marklohe is a municipality in
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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.
Geography
Geographical location
The municipality of Marklohe is located 5 km from
Nienburg on the opposite side of the river
Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...
and midway between
Verden (Aller) and
Minden
Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district () of Minden-Lübbecke, situated in the cultural region ...
. Marklohe is the administrative seat of the ''
Samtgemeinde
A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of Municipalities of Germany, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division) ...
''
Weser-Aue.
Municipality structure
The municipality of Marklohe belongs to a district that directly adjoins the district of
Lemke and Wohlenhausen, and is about 1,5 km from the district of Ortsteil Oyle.
History
In 1931 the town changed from its original name, Lohe, to Marklohe. The speculation was that the central gathering place, Marklohe, was called
Marklo by the pre-Christian Saxons. That idea could not be certified.
Politics
Municipal government
The municipal government of Marklohe consists of 15 council men and council women.
*
CDU 6 Seats
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SPD 6 Seats
*
The Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to:
Current political parties
*The Greens – The Green Alternative, Austria
*Australian Greens, also known as ''The Greens''
* Greens of Andorra
* The Greens (Benin)
*The Greens (Bulgaria)
* Greens of Bosnia and He ...
2 Seats
*
FWG 1 Seat
(As of municipal elections on 11 September 2011)
Mayor
In the current local election period (2011-2016), Günther Ballandat (
SPD) serves as the honorary mayor of the municipality.
Culture and items of interest
There is an open-air theater in Marklohe. It is the home of the Amateur Players Association of Marklohe, and is operated by volunteers. Each summer they present
Low German dialect play.
The association is also active in the winter months. Here, in the France Guest House in Marklohe the horn works of
Nienburg (Weser) are played.
Buildings
The church of
St. Clement of Rome was built in the 12th century and has wall paintings and carvings in the choir.
Economy and infrastructure
The community is located just off the
route 214. The route runs from
Nienburg/Weser to
Sulingen, and
Bundesstraße 6
The Bundesstraße 6 (abbr. B6) is a German federal highway running from Bremerhaven on the North Sea coast in a southeasterly direction through the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony to Görlitz on the Polish border.
H ...
from
Nienburg/Wesser to
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
.
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
subtype for this climate is "
Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/
Oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...
).
Climate Summary for closest city on record
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Personalities
* Hans Adolf von Arenstorff (1895–1952), Major-General and landowner
* Magdalene Thimme (1880–1951), German educator and opponent to National Socialism
* William Thimme (1879–1966), German theologian and professor
References
External links
Municipality website
{{Cities and towns in Nienburg (district)
Nienburg (district)