Wedemark

Wedemark
Coat of arms
Wedemark
Location of Wedemark within Hanover district
Coordinates: 52°32′N 9°43′E / 52.533°N 9.717°ECoordinates: 52°32′N 9°43′E / 52.533°N 9.717°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Government
• Mayor	Helge Zychlinski (SPD)
Area
• Total	173 km^2 (67 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	28,745
• Density	170/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	30900
Dialling codes	05130, 05072, 05131
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.wedemark.de

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 approximately 20 km north of Hanover. It ranks third on average per capita income in Lower Saxony.

Geography

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

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

Transportation

Car

Motorway A7 (Hamburg - Hanover) marks the East border of Wedemark (motorway exits in Berkhof and Mellendorf), whereas to the South the A352 (motorway exit Langenhagen-Kaltenweide) runs towards the north-western edge of Hanover.

Train

There are three train stations in Wedemark, namely in Bennemühlen, Mellendorf and Bissendorf, with half-hourly services to Hanover during weekdays. In Mellendorf and Bennemühlen there are also connecting trains on local line to Hamburg, with the line running through the Lüneburg Heath, and the towns of Schwarmstedt, Hodenhagen, Walsrode, Bad Fallingbostel, Soltau and Schneverdingen along the line, taking a total of nearly three hours for 150 km.

References

1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)

External links

• offizielle Internetpräsenz der Gemeinde Wedemark (German)
• Historisches über den Gemeindeteil Elze (Wedemark) (German)