Wedemark

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Wedemark
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wedemark
Wedemark (Germany)
Wedemark
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hanover (district)
Municipal subdivisions 16 districts
Mayor Tjark Bartels (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 173 km² (66.8 sq mi)
Elevation 48 m  (157 ft)
Population 29,165  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 169 /km² (437 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate H
Postal code 30900
Area codes 05130, 05072, 05131
Website www.wedemark.de

Coordinates: 52°32′00″N 9°43′00″E / 52.533333, 9.716667

Wedemark is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wedemark is a historical landscape description for the area and is situated approx. 20 km north of Hanover. It ranks third on average per capita income in Lower Saxony.

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[edit] Geography

Wedemark's neighbors are the municipalities Burgwedel, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Garbsen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lindwedel and Wietze (clockwise, beginning in the East).

[edit] Division of the town

Wedemark consists of 16 formerly independent villages, with a total of nearly 30,000 inhabitants all together.

  • Abbensen
  • Bennemühlen
  • Berkhof
    • with Plumhof
    • and Sprockhof
  • Bissendorf
  • Brelingen
  • Duden-Rodenbostel
  • Elze
  • Gailhof
  • Hellendorf
  • Meitze
  • Mellendorf
  • Negenborn
  • Oegenbostel
    • with Bestenbostel
    • and Ibsingen
  • Resse
  • Scherenbostel
    • with Schlage-Ickhorst
    • and Wiechendorf
  • Wennebostel
    • Wennebostel-Wietze

[edit] Transportation

The motorway A7 (Hamburg - Hanover) marks the East border of Wedemark, whereas to the South the A352 runs. There are three train stations in Wedemark, namely in Bennemuehlen, Mellendorf and Bissendorf, with half-hourly services to Hanover during weekdays. In Mellendorf and Bennemuehlen there are also connecting trains on local line to Hamburg, with the line running through the Luneburg Heath, and the towns of Schwarmstedt, Hodenhagen, Walsrode, Bad Fallingbostel, Soltau and Schneverdingen along the line, taking a total of nearly three hours for 150km.

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