Weyhe

Weyhe
Municipality
Water mill
Coat of arms
Location of Weyhe within Diepholz district
Location of Weyhe
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Coordinates: 52°59′37″N 8°52′24″E / 52.99361°N 8.87333°E / 52.99361; 8.87333
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Subdivisions	9 districts
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Frank Seidel[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	60.36 km^2 (23.31 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	31,958
• Density	529.5/km^2 (1,371/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	28844
Dialling codes	04203, 0421
Vehicle registration	DH
Website	www.weyhe.de

Weyhe (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪə]) is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bremen.^[3]

History

First mentioned in 860, when a sick girl from "Wege" travelled to the grave of Saint Willehad in Bremen. Legend has it that she was cured by a miracle. However, it was not until 1 March 1974 when the municipally was officially christened as "Weyhe". That day, the nine smaller municipalities Kirchweyhe, Leeste, Lahausen, Sudweyhe, Erichshof, Melchiorshausen, Dreye, Jeebel and Ahausen were united.

Education

In the western part there is the KGS Leeste, in the eastern part the KGS Kirchweyhe. These schools are part of the Gesamtschule (comprehensive school) system which employs all three traditional tracks in German education; Hauptschule, Realschule, and Gymnasium.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Weyhe is twinned with:^[4]

• Cesvaine, Latvia
• Coulaines, France
• Ērgļi, Latvia
• Lubāna, Latvia
• Madona, Latvia
• Varakļāni, Latvia

Notable people

• Louise Ebert (1873–1955), wife of Friedrich Ebert, the first president of the Weimar Republic
• Katja Riemann (born 1963), actress
• Michael Rosemann (born 1967), professor and Honorary Consul in Brisbane, Australia
• Hermann Rumsfeld, great-great-grandfather of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

References

1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. weyhe.de
4. "Partnergemeinden". weyhe.de (in German). Weyhe. Retrieved 2021-02-17.

External links

• Media related to Weyhe at Wikimedia Commons