Weyhe

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Weyhe


Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Population	30,355 (2005)
Area	60 km²
Population density	506 /km²
Elevation	17 m
Coordinates	52°58′ N 8°50′ E
Postal code	28844
Area code	04203, 0421, 04294
Licence plate code	DH
Mayor	Reinhard Osterloh (SPD)
Website	weyhe.de

Weyhe is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km south of Bremen.

[edit] History

First mentioned in 860, when a sick girl from "Wege" travelled to the grave of Saint Willehard in Bremen. Legend has it that she was cured by a miracle. However, it was not until 1 March 1974 when the muncipally was officially christened as "Weyhe". That day, the nine smaller municipalities Kirchweyhe, Leeste, Lahausen, Sudweyhe, Erichshof, Melchiorshausen, Dreye, Jeebel and Ahausen were united.

[edit] Education

In the western part there is the KGS Leeste, in the eastern part the KGS Kirchweyhe. These schools are part of the Gesamtschule (comprehensive school) system which employs all three traditional tracks in German education; Hauptschule, Realschule, and Gymnasium.

[edit] Notable residents

Louise Ebert (née Rump), wife of Friedrich Ebert, the 9th chancellor and first president in the Weimar period.
Katja Riemann, actress
Heinrich Rumsfeld, great-great-grandfather of Donald Rumsfeld, former United States Secretary of Defense