Lemwerder
Lemwerder | |
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 Chapel at the dyke | |
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Location of Lemwerder within Wesermarsch district  | |
  Lemwerder  Lemwerder | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′N 8°37′E / 53.167°N 8.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Wesermarsch |
| Subdivisions | 19 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Christina Winkelmann[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.38 km2 (14.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,147 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27809 |
| Dialling codes | 0421 |
| Vehicle registration | BRA |
| Website | www.lemwerder.de |
Lemwerder is a municipality in the district of Wesermarsch, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Weser, approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Oldenburg, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of the centre of Bremen.
Since April 2021, Lemwerder has been governed by Mayor Christina Winkelmann.[1]
The shipbuilding companies Lürssen and Abeking & Rasmussen both have shipyards in Lemwerder that specialise in the construction of superyachts.[3][4]
People
[edit]- Friedrich Lürssen (1851–1916), German shipbuilder, company founder and entrepreneur
- Carl Röver (1889–1942), German Nazi Party official
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Abeking & Rasmussen". Superyachts. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Lemwerder". Lürssen. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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