Edewecht

Edewecht
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Edewecht within Ammerland district
Edewecht Edewecht
Coordinates: 53°07′33″N 07°58′57″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Ammerland
Subdivisions	15 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Petra Knetemann (Ind.)
Area
• Total	113.50 km2 (43.82 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	22,748
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26188
Dialling codes	04405
Vehicle registration	WST
Website	www.edewecht.de

Edewecht (Low German: Erwech) is a municipality in Ammerland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of Oldenburg.

Villages in the municipality and their population

• Friedrichsfehn Nord 1,747
• Friedrichsfehn Süd 3,185
• Husbäke 1,005
• Jeddeloh I 1,101
• Jeddeloh II 1,333
• Kleefeld 439
• Klein Scharrel 1,229
• Nord Edewecht I 2,246
• Nord Edewecht II 2,548
• Osterscheps 1,604
• Portsloge 1,962
• Süddorf 608
• Süd Edewecht 2,256
• Westerscheps 554
• Wildenloh 805
• Wittenberge 386

total: 23,008

• Edewecht only 7,050
• Friedrichsfehn only 4,932

Source: website of the Edewecht Municipality.

Date: June 30, 2020.

Twin towns

Edewecht is twinned with

• Krosno in Poland (since 1996)
• Wusterhausen/Dosse in Brandenburg Germany

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