Weyhe
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Weyhe | |
|---|---|
 Water mill | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Weyhe within Diepholz district  | |
  Weyhe  Weyhe | |
| Coordinates: 52°59′37″N 8°52′24″E / 52.99361°N 8.87333°E / 52.99361; 8.87333 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Diepholz |
| Subdivisions | 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Frank Seidel[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.25 km2 (23.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 31,162 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 28844 |
| Dialling codes | 04203, 0421 |
| Vehicle registration | DH |
| Website | www.weyhe.de |
Weyhe is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bremen.[3]
History
First mentioned in 860, when a sick girl from "Wege" travelled to the grave of Saint Willehad in Bremen. Legend has it that she was cured by a miracle. However, it was not until 1 March 1974 when the municipally was officially christened as "Weyhe". That day, the nine smaller municipalities Kirchweyhe, Leeste, Lahausen, Sudweyhe, Erichshof, Melchiorshausen, Dreye, Jeebel and Ahausen were united.
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Weyhe is twinned with:[4]
Notable people
- Louise Ebert (1873–1955), wife of Friedrich Ebert, the first president of the Weimar Republic
- Katja Riemann (born 1963), actress
- Michael Rosemann (born 1967), professor and Honorary Consul in Brisbane, Australia
- Hermann Rumsfeld, great-great-grandfather of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
References
- ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ weyhe.de
- ^ "Partnergemeinden". weyhe.de (in German). Weyhe. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
External links
Media related to Weyhe at Wikimedia Commons
