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Ganderkesee

Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012

Aerial view of Ganderkesee in 2012

Coat of arms of Ganderkesee

Coat of arms

Location of Ganderkesee within Oldenburg district

Ganderkesee is located in Germany

Ganderkesee

Ganderkesee

Ganderkesee is located in Lower Saxony

Ganderkesee

Ganderkesee

Coordinates: 53°02′09″N 08°32′54″E / 53.03583°N 8.54833°E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOldenburg
Subdivisions25 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Ralf Wessel[1] (CDU)
Area

• Total

138.26 km2 (53.38 sq mi)
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Population

 (2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

31,939
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes

27777

Dialling codes04222, 04221, 04223
Vehicle registrationOL
Websiteganderkesee.de

Ganderkesee (Northern Low Saxon: Gannerseer) is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Ganderkesee is located on the northern edge of a nature park called "Wildeshauser Geest". The northernmost part of the community is in the glacial valley of the Weser. The sandy, higher and hilly terrain of Geest joins south.

The municipality Ganderkesee bordered to the east by the city of Delmenhorst, in the north of the communities Lemwerder and Berne in the district Wesermarsch and to the municipality Hude, to the west of the town Hatten and on the south by the municipalities Dötlingen and Harpstedt.

Ganderkesee includes 25 hamlets with about 31,200 residents: Ganderkesee, Almsloh, Bergedorf, Bookholzberg, Bookhorn, Bürstel, Elmeloh, Falkenburg, Grüppenbühren, Habbrügge, Havekost, Heide, Hengsterholz, Hohenböken, Holzkamp, Hoyerswege, Hoykenkamp, Immer, Neuenlande, Rethorn, Schierbrok, Schlutter, Schönemoor, Steinkimmen and Stenum.

Ganderkesee was mentioned in 860 AD for the first time under the name of "Gandrikesarde".

Twin towns – sister cities

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Ganderkesee is twinned with:[3]

With "Atlas Airport", Ganderkesee possesses a regional airport.

Mayor: Ralf Wessel (CDU), elected in September 2021.[1]

The Council of Ganderkesee:

Near Steinkimmen is a 298-metre-high (978 ft) guyed steel tube mast for FM- and TV-broadcasting, the Transmitter Steinkimmen.