Wedemark

Infobox German Location
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Wedemark
Wappen = Wappen Wedemark.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 32
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 43
Lageplan =
Lageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Lower Saxony
Landkreis = Hanover (district)
Höhe = 48
Fläche = 173
Einwohner = 29165
Stand = 2005-06-30
PLZ = 30900
Vorwahl = 05130, 05072, 05131
Kfz = H
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 2 41 019
Gliederung = 16 districts
Straße = Berliner Str. 3/5
Website = [http://www.wedemark.de/ www.wedemark.de]
Bürgermeister = Tjark Bartels
Partei = SPD

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 approx. 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.

Transportation

The motorway A7 (Hamburg - Hanover) marks the East border of Wedemark, whereas to the South the A352 runs. There are three train stations in Wedemark, namely in Bennemuehlen, Mellendorf and Bissendorf, with half-hourly services to Hanover during weekdays. In Mellendorf and Bennemuehlen there are also connecting trains on local line to Hamburg, with the line running through the Luneburg Heath, and the towns of Schwarmstedt, Hodenhagen, Walsrode, Bad Fallingbostel, Soltau and Schneverdingen along the line, taking a total of nearly three hours for 150km.

External links

* [http://www.wedemark.de/ offizielle Internetpräsenz der Gemeinde Wedemark] (German)
* [http://www.wedemark.de/dorfelze/ Historisches über den Gemeindeteil Elze (Wedemark)] (German)
* http://www.wedemark.de/gemeinde/zadafa.htm