Westerstede
municipality of Germany
Westerstede (Low German: Westerstäe) is the capital of the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 25 km northwest of Oldenburg.
Westerstede | |
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![]() St Peters Church (St Petri Kirche) | |
Coordinates: 53°15′N 7°55′E / 53.250°N 7.917°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Ammerland |
Subdivisions | 24 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Rösner[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 179 km2 (69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 23,854 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26655 |
Dialling codes | 04488, 04409 |
Vehicle registration | WST |
Website | www.westerstede.de |
The villages of Burgforde, Eggeloge, Felde, Fikensolt, Garnholt, Gießelhorst, Halsbek, Halstrup, Hollriede, Hollwege, Hollwegerfeld, Hüllstede, Ihausen, Ihorst, Karlshof, Linswege, Linswegerfeld, Mansie, Lindern, Moorburg, Neuengland, Ocholt, Ocholterfeld, Ollenharde, Petersfeld, Tarbarg, Torsholt, Westerloy, Westerloyerfeld and Westerstederfeld are part of Westerstede.
![alt The belltower for Westerstede's St. Peters Church is housed in its own building next to the church.](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/WesterstedeStPetriKirche-BellTower.jpg/220px-WesterstedeStPetriKirche-BellTower.jpg)
The railway station of Westerstede is in the village of Ocholt, 6 km south of the town.
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change- ↑ "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 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.