Hoya, Germany

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Hoya, Germany
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hoya, Germany
Hoya, Germany (Germany)
Hoya, Germany
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Nienburg/Weser
Municipal assoc. Grafschaft Hoya
Mayor Edmund Seidel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 8.5 km² (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation 14 m  (46 ft)
Population 3,833  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 451 /km² (1,168 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NI
Postal code 27318
Area code 04251
Website www.hoya-weser.de

Coordinates: 52°48′00″N 9°8′00″E / 52.8, 9.133333

Hoya (IPA[ˈhoːja]) is a town in the District of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the left and right bank of the Weser, approx. 20 km north of Nienburg, and 15 km southwest of Verden.

Hoya is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Grafschaft Hoya. Hoya was the center of the medieval and early modern County of Hoya.