Vechta
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Vechta Location of Vechta within Vechta district | ||
Coordinates: 52°43′50″N 08°17′19″E / 52.73056°N 8.28861°ECoordinates: 52°43′50″N 08°17′19″E / 52.73056°N 8.28861°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Lower Saxony | |
District | Vechta | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Helmut Gels (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 87.8 km2 (33.9 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) | |
Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 32,201 | |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 49377 | |
Dialling codes | 04441 | |
Vehicle registration | VEC | |
Website | www.vechta.de |
Vechta (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛçta]) with a population of nearly 32,000 is the biggest city and also the capital of the Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta.
It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every summer and has a history dating back to 1298. With an attendance of 800,000 visitors it is one of the biggest annual fairs in north-western Germany.[2]
The town was in the recent past known as a centre of far northern German Catholicism.
Town subdivisions
Vechta consists of 25 boroughs, but the city proper was made out of 16 boroughs, until in 1933 the three boroughs of the old "Community of Oythe" were added to the city. The six boroughs of the "Community of Langförden" were added to the city in 1974.
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Transport and infrastructure
The A1, also known as the Hansalinie, passes by Vechta. There are three interchanges: Vechta-West/Bakum, Vechta-Langförden/Emstek, Vechta-Nord/Ahlhorn . Also, the B69 runs through the city of Vechta.
Transportation
Vechta lies on the Delmenhorst-Hesepe railway and offers connections to Osnabrück and Bremen.
Population development
Vechta has become a very rich city with a high quality of living, so Vechta is one of the rare German towns that still has a growing population.
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Twin towns
Pays Léonard, France Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France Jászberény, Hungary Seguin, Texas Starachowice, Poland
Well-known Natives
- Frederick Von Fricken Gut Bomhof Farm Owner **
- Andreas Romberg (1767–1821), composer and violin player
- Rolf Dieter Brinkmann (1940–1975), lyrician
- Ansgar Brinkmann (born 1969), football player
- Katja Suding (born 1975), politician
- Alparslan Erdem (born 1988), football player
See also
References
- ↑ Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2017
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vechta. |
- Official site (in German)