Wiefelstede
Wiefelstede | |
|---|---|
Saint Johannes Church | |
Location of Wiefelstede
within Ammerland district | |
![]() Location of Wiefelstede | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′29″N 8°7′2″E / 53.25806°N 8.11722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Ammerland |
| Subdivisions | 20 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Jörg Pieper[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.51 km2 (41.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,406 |
| • Density | 154.03/km2 (398.94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26215 |
| Dialling codes | 04402 |
| Vehicle registration | WST |
| Website | www.wiefelstede.de |
Wiefelstede (German pronunciation: [viːfl̩ˈʃteːdə]; Low German: Wiefelstä) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northwest of Oldenburg.
It is home to Brötje Automation GmbH, an automated aircraft assembly manufacturer.
The St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran church located in Wiefelstede is the oldest stone church in the Ammerland Region. The church opened in 1057.
Sons and daughters
- Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976), German lutheran theologian and professor of the New Testament at the University of Marburg
References
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "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.


