Seevetal

Seevetal

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Seevetal

Coordinates: 53°23′N 09°58′E / 53.383°N 9.967°E / 53.383; 9.967Coordinates: 53°23′N 09°58′E / 53.383°N 9.967°E / 53.383; 9.967
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Harburg
Government
 • Mayor Günter Schwarz, SPD
Area
 • Total 105.20 km2 (40.62 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 40,949
 • Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 21220, 21217, 21218
Dialling codes 04105, 04185, 040
Vehicle registration WL

Seevetal is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Hamburg, and 15 km west of Winsen (Luhe). Its seat is in the village Hittfeld. It is named after the river Seeve.

History

St. Mauritius-Church at Hittfeld

On July 1, 1972, the administrations of 19 independent smaller municipalities were merged to form the Seevetal municipality. The 19 towns and villages forming Seevetal are Beckedorf, Bullenhausen, Emmelndorf, Fleestedt, Glüsingen, Groß Moor, Helmstorf, Hittfeld, Holtorfsloh, Horst, Hörsten, Klein Moor, Lindhorst, Maschen, Meckelfeld, Metzendorf, Ohlendorf, Over and Ramelsloh.

Maschen disc brooch
The Metzendorf-Woxdorf head burial

Several of these towns have a rich history: the existence of Ramelsloh was first vouched in the year 845, Maschen was first mentioned in official documents in 1294, and Hittfeld celebrated its 900th anniversary in June 2007. The St. Mauritius church in Hittfeld dates back to the 12th century. Remarkable archaeological finds of the region are the Metzendorf-Woxdorf head burial dating to ca. 2200 BCE or the early Christian Maschen disc brooch which are in the permanent exhibition of the nearby Archaeological Museum Hamburg.

Demographics

Population of Seevetal (as of December 31 of each year):

Seevetal is the most populous German municipality that has no city rights, i.e., it is the most populous rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany.

Politics

The council of the Seevetal municipality consists of 40 seats. The current council was elected on September 10, 2006 and consists of:

The current mayor Günter Schwarz (SPD) was elected on October 2, 2005.

Sports

Sister city

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)
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