Visselhövede

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Visselhövede
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Visselhövede
Visselhövede (Germany)
Visselhövede
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Rotenburg (Wümme)
Mayor Franka Strehse (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 158.85 km² (61.3 sq mi)
Elevation 70 m  (230 ft)
Population 10,640  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 67 /km² (173 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ROW
Postal code 27374
Area code 04262
Website www.visselhoevede.de

Coordinates: 52°58′0″N 9°35′0″E / 52.96667, 9.58333

Visselhövede (pronounced [fɪsl̩ˈhøːvədə]) is a town in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby towns include the district capital Rotenburg, Walsrode and Verden. Larger cities within a 100 km radius are Bremen, Hanover and Hamburg.